Outlining the history of photography and explaining the body of theory which has built up around its use, this book guides the reader through the genres of documentary, portraiture, landscape, still life, art and global photography.--[book cover].
Discusses social and technical trends and changes in photography over time, with short biographies on influential photographers from portraiture, fashion, photojournalism, landscape, documentary, and photographic art, including Diane Arbus, David Bailey, and Ansel Adams, with br…
Global photography: a critical history
by Duganne, Erina, Diack, Heather, Weissman, Terri
This innovative text recounts the history of photography through a series of thematically structured chapters. Designed and written for students studying photography and its history, each chapter approaches its subject by introducing a range of international, contemporary photog…