The Photography Book: 2nd Edition: 0000

Description

• Publisher : Phaidon Press; 2nd Revised ed. edition (13 Oct. 2014)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 576 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0714867381
• ISBN-13 : 978-0714867380
• Dimensions : 26.04 x 5.4 x 29.85 cm

From the Publisher

Arranged alphabetically by photographer, from pioneers like Gustave Le Gray to icons such as Robert Capa, to contemporary names including Richard Wentworth, Cristina de Middel and Carolee Schneemann

Akintunde Akinleye, Hell From Heaven, 2006, digital image. Copyright: Akintunde Akinleye

Vivian Maier, Chicago, Illinois. 1961. Gelatin silver print. Copyright: Vivian Maier / Maloof Collection – courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery

Cristina de Middel, Umfundi, 2010, digital print, h100 × w100 cm, h39½ × w39½ in. Copyright: Cristina de Middel

Encompasses fashion, sport, natural history, reportage, society portraiture, documentary and art, with concise text providing useful insight into each work and its creator