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Photography : the definitive visual history
Record details
- ISBN: 9781409346456 (hbk) :
- ISBN: 1409346455 (hbk)
- ISBN: 1465422889
- ISBN: 9781465422880
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Physical Description:
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480 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 31 cm. - Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1825-1849: The dawn of photography -- 1850-1879: Gathering momentum -- 1880-1914: Art or science? -- 1915-1939: Forging an identity -- 1940-1959: Spirit of the time -- 1960-1979: Diversity and conflict -- 1980-1999: Challenge and change -- 2000-present: The digital age. |
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| Subject: | Photography History Photography History Pictorial works |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | TR 15 .A54 2014 | 30775305488398 | General Collection | Available | - |
Photography : The Definitive Visual History
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Photography : The Definitive Visual History
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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