Handsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibl
As global tensions rose and the Second World War began, many women photographers found themselves under threat or forced into exile. Others worked as war reporters or documented the aftermath of the c
Women began working as photographers in the second half of the 19th century, a time when the rules of the medium had not yet been codified and experimentation was the order of the day. Some opened the
With the rise of feminism, women photographers conquered the mainstream, with an increasingly commodified art world now viewing them simply as photographers and not merely a novelty or subcategory. So
A side effect of the rise of photography as a popular art form has been the accumulation of a huge body of images whose photographers and subjects remain unknown. These include fascinating photographs
Daido Moriyama first came to prominence in the mid-1960s with his gritty depictions of Japanese urban life. He draws inspiration from the trenchent social critiques produced by photographer Shomei Tom
Handsome and collectible, the books are produced to the highest standards. Each volume contains reproductions printed in superb duotone and/or color, together with a critical introduction and a full b
A visual introduction to surrealist photography, its key contributors, and some of its most significant works examines surrealism as both a formal movement and a spiritual orientation and includes rep
Handsome and collectible, the books each contain full-page duotone and/or color reproductions, plus a critical introduction and a bibliography.Edward Steichen (1879-1973) had the rare ability to turn
He was soon experimenting with different processes―solarization, negative images, multiple exposures―and in 1921 he created the "rayograph." This volume collects together the best of his experimental
Helmut Newton (1920-2004) was born in Berlin. He lived and worked all over the world and was one of the most internationally famous and controversial photographers of his time. His shots of haute cout
Evaluates the influence of the post-World War I photographer on modern art, examining how his independent values led to his practice of spontaneous and genuine work that captured his subjects in momen
A visual tour of the late revolutionary fashion photographer's lifetime body of work offers insight into his influence as well as his original perspectives and unconventional election of controversial
A tribute to the work of the Depression-era photographer reflects his efforts to capture the period in the form of a visual documentary from an objective and neutral standpoint while highlighting the
Handsome and collectible, the books each contain some sixty reproductions in color and/or duotone, plus a critical introduction and a bibliography.Magnum was the first cooperative photo agency, create
Featuring more than sixty reproductions and a critical introduction, a survey of the unconventional photographer's work and legacy considers the influences of movements and fellow artists on his achie
Paolo Roversi discovered photography at the age of seventeen on a family holiday. A chance meeting with photographer Peter Knapp led him to move to Paris in the early 1970s, where he first encountered
Anders Petersen (b 1944) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1967, he started to photograph the late-night regulars (prostitutes, transvestites, drunks, lovers, drug addicts) in a bar in Hamburg,
