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Photography

The Definitive Visual History

Tom Ang Tom Ang Partnership

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English
DK
02 August 2022
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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Imprint:   DK
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 290mm,  Width: 246mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   2.066kg
ISBN:   9780241515877
ISBN 10:   0241515874
Series:   DK Definitive Cultural Histories
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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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