The concept is simple: 500 photographers, 500 pages. The Photography Book is an unsurpassed collection of superb images that represent the world's best photographers from the mid-19th century to today. Ordered alphabetically, the coincidental alignment of photos from different eras and aesthetic sensibilities provides unusual and exciting contrasts that add an extra dimension to the reader's perception of the work. For example, Rineke Dijkstra's color-saturated shot of a bikini-clad beachgoer in South Carolina faces a Mike Disfarmer portrait of a rural Arkansas couple in 1943. The scope of this visual encyclopedia is truly epic, including iconic photographs like Alfred Eisenstaedt's shot of a sailor and a nurse kissing in Times Square on V-J Day, experimental boundary-pushers like a color-photo collage by painter David Hockney, and pop images such as David LaChapelle's picture of a bodybuilder posing amid a cluster of little boys aping his stance. The Photography Book encompasses fashion, sport, natural history, reportage and society portraiture, documentary and art, with concise text providing useful insight into each work and its creator. The book also includes extensive cross-references, glossaries of technical terms and movements and a directory of museums and galleries. With its incredibly low price tag, there's no way you can find more cultural bang for your buck than with this book.
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Publisher : Phaidon Press
Author : Editors of Phaidon Press
Language : English
Edition : Trade Paperback Edition
Published :2000-04-30
Number Of Pages : 520
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 071483937X
ISBN-13 : 9780714839370
Item weight : 1.12 lb
Dimensions : 1.18 in x 4.92 in x 6.26 in
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