Photography
Subtitle: the whole story
By: general editor, Juliet Hacking ; foreword by David Campany
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9783791347349
Subjects: Photography; History
Description: This ambitious and vibrant publication leads you through the world's most iconic photographs - those innovative images that have become key reference points in our conception of ourselves and the world around us.  Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of creative photography period by period, while detailed timelines provide historical and cultural context.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The experimental period 1826-55; title: Photographic commerce and art 1856-99; title: Photography and the modern 1900-45; title: Postwar to the permissive society 1946-76; title: From postmodernism to globalization 1977- present; title: Glossary; title: Contributors; title: Sources of quotations.