
Photography
The 50 Most Influential Photographers in the World
Christopher Dickie(Author)
Herbert Press Ltd
Published on 14. September 2009
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-4081-0944-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is a pocket-sized history of photography from its beginnings up to the present, covering important technical developments, styles and famous photographers. The book covers the history of photography from its beginnings in 1826 up to the present. Along the way it discusses 50 of the most significant and influential people in the field. They include the early pioneers such as Daguerre, famous photojournalists such as Don McCullin, and Robert Capa, famous portrait artists such as Julia Margaret Cameron and Annie Leibovitz, fashion photographers such as Cecil Beaton and Mario Testino and art photographers such as Bill Brandt and Ansel Adams. There are also 10 theme spreads on subjects such as politics, the Magnum Agency, and women in photography. All in all, this is a complete pocket guide to this fascinating subject.
Reviews / Votes
'...a handy pocket-sized reference book and an interesting read.' Practical Photography (June 2010)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
70, full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
325 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-0944-1 (9781408109441)
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Person
Chris Dickie has been writing about photography for 25 years. He was Editor and Publisher of the British Journal of Photography from 1987-2003. For the past 5 years he has been publishing the quarterly fine art photo journal Ag. He has written numerous books on the subject of photography and he is an Honorary Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography.