Photography: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Cultural Histories)
£19.00£28.50 (-33%)
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 shows 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 portait 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.
Packed with information and full of inspiration, Photography is the perfect photography book for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the fascinating story of photography.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (1 Oct. 2014), DK |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 400 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781409346456 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1409346456 |
| Dimensions | 24.3 x 3 x 28.8 cm |
by Amazon Customer
This is a real treat and a source of much valuable information for anybody interested in photography. I received it as a birthday present and it has pride of place on my coffee table. It covers both biographical and technical subjects in some depth, and much else besides. This is not a how-to book, but will provide much pleasure if you enjoy browsing. Highly recommended.
by L. Spencer
This is an amazingly well-produced book. Not just superb photos but a genuinely well-researched text… or texts. The way the information has been divided up makes for superb coverage: almost every important figuere in the history gets a page to themselves AND the coverage goes really wide: there is a wonderful diversity in the coverage. The technical developments and developments in the wider culture are well-integrated. Many of the most famous individual photos are given their own space and their story told. This really is an ingenious treatment of the history of photography. I have copies of all of the competition on my shelves. This is in a class of its own.
by Michael Ward
Nice book.
Not appreciably different from so many other similar books but nevertheless its a nice book and sits comfortable on the coffee table for people to pick up and flick through.
Its an enjoyable thing to dip into when you have a few spare minutes.
by Dr. B. H. Stagg
Excellent , detailed history full of splendid images.
by Leah
Came with dirt all over it, other than that.. good quality book.
by Anton Solomko
Great book…. good photos and also some great artists included
by Amazon Customer
I bought this book as a gift and sadly it was too late to return it.
It’s third item I ordered on Amazon that arrived damaged.
Lovely book but looked second hand when arrived.
Amazon should think about packaging !
by Leah
Ordered as a complement to the DK’s “Art: The Definitive Visual Guide”, met my expectations completely. It is quite comprehensive and the quality is very good.