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The Definitive Visual History
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A beautiful illustrated history of photography from the first black and white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography.
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 showcases examples of 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 portrait 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 reference for budding photographers, seasoned professionals, and anyone with an interest in the subject.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241515877
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: DK
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 289.0mm
Weight: 2024g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Tom Ang (Author) Tom Ang is an award-winning photographer and best-selling author, and is the host of BBC TV's A Digital Picture of Britain.He was Senior Lecturer in Photographic Practice at the University of Westminster, London, for 12 years and has worked as a technical and picture editor for numerous specialist magazines. His own photographs have been exhibited around the world, and he has contributed to magazines such as What Digital Camera, MacUser, and Creative Arts.Tom won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his photographic coverage of the Marco Polo Expedition, which retraced the modern land crossing from Europe to China via Central Asia.He is now a full-time photographer, writer, and television host. Books by Tom Ang available from DK Publishing include- Digital Photographer's Handbook, Digital Photography, Digital Photography Masterclass, Digital Video Handbook, Digital Video-An Introduction, and Eyewitness Companion- Photography. Tom Ang Partnership (Author) Tom Ang is an award-winning photographer and best-selling author, and is the host of BBC TV's A Digital Picture of Britain.He was Senior Lecturer in Photographic Practice at the University of Westminster, London, for 12 years and has worked as a technical and picture editor for numerous specialist magazines. His own photographs have been exhibited around the world, and he has contributed to magazines such as What Digital Camera, MacUser, and Creative Arts.Tom won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his photographic coverage of the Marco Polo Expedition, which retraced the modern land crossing from Europe to China via Central Asia.He is now a full-time photographer, writer, and television host. Books by Tom Ang available from DK Publishing include- Digital Photographer's Handbook, Digital Photography, Digital Photography Masterclass, Digital Video Handbook, Digital Video-An Introduction, and Eyewitness Companion- Photography.
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