World History of Photography
From the camera lucida to the latest in digital image making and computer  manipulation, photographic technology has dramatically changed throughout  its nearly 200-year history, as succinctly explained and powerfully  illustrated in A World History of Photography. Thanks to the unique  immediacy with which photography captures perspective and history, the  popularity and use of the camera spread rapidly around the globe. Today,  photography is ubiquitous: from newspapers and fashion magazines to  billboards and the film industry, cultures worldwide have embraced this  malleable artistic medium for a limitless variety of purposes.Naomi Rosenblum's classic text investigates all aspects of  photography--aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical--while  placing photos in their historical context. Included among the more than  800 photographs by men and women are both little-known and celebrated  masterpieces, arranged in stimulating juxtapositions that illuminate their  visual power. Authoritative and unbiased, Rosenblum's chronicle of  photography both chronologically and thematically traces the evolution of  this still-young art form. Exploring the diverse roles that photography has  played in the communication of ideas, Rosenblum devotes special attention  to topics such as portraiture, documentation, advertising, and  photojournalism, and to the camera as a means of personal artistic  expression. The revised fourth edition includes updates on technical  advances as well as a new chapter on contemporary photographers. Armed with  the expressive vigor of its images, this thorough and accessible volume  will appeal to all.