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Photography: The Definitive Visual History

Photography: The Definitive Visual History

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This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography, featuring more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers and examples of the extraordinary cameras they experimented with. It also explores the influence of social and cultural change, science and technology, and the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 04 August 2022
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd


This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography.

Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years and includes more than 50 biographies of the most famous photographers, explaining how they pushed the bounds of the medium. It also showcases examples of the extraordinary cameras that photographers experimented with, from the daguerreotype to the latest camera phones!

Charting the influence of social and cultural change, as well as the impact of science and technology, this beautiful book follows the history of photographs from the first grainy attempts at portrait and landscape photography to gritty photojournalism, street photography, and digital photography, with special features delving into the stories behind photographic images that changed how people saw the world.

This fantastic photography book promises:

- A selection of the most important lost cultural artefacts from ancient times to the present day
- Features images of the artworks where available, or specially commissioned illustrations of them based on written accounts
- Includes details of the ongoing debate about whether looted art should be returned to its country of origin
- Packed with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect reference for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the subject. Whether you're looking for a riveting reference book to display on your coffee table or gift to a friend, or you're a life-long learner with a thirst for knowledge, Photography is sure to delight!

Weight: 2058g
Dimension: 246 x 287 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241515877

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