World History of Photography

Fromthecameralucidatothelatestindigitalimagemakingandcomputermanipulation,photographictechnologyhasdramaticallychangedthroughoutitsnearly200-yearhistory,assuccinctlyexplainedandpowerfullyillustratedin"AWorldHistoryofPhotography".Thankstotheuniqueimmediacywithwhichphotographycapturesperspectiveandhistory,thepopularityanduseofthecameraspreadrapidlyaroundtheglobe.Today,photographyisubiquitous:fromnewspapersandfashionmagazinestobillboardsandthefilmindustry,culturesworldwidehaveembracedthismalleableartisticmediumforalimitlessvarietyofpurposes.NaomiRosenblum'sclassictextinvestigatesallaspectsofphotography-aesthetic,documentary,commercial,andtechnical-whileplacingphotosintheirhistoricalcontext.Includedamongthemorethan800photographsbymenandwomenarebothlittle-knownandcelebratedmasterpieces,arrangedinstimulatingjuxtapositionsthatilluminatetheirvisualpower.Authoritativeandunbiased,Rosenblum'schronicleofphotographybothchronologicallyandthematicallytracestheevolutionofthisstill-youngartform.Exploringthediverserolesthatphotographyhasplayedinthecommunicationofideas,Rosenblumdevotesspecialattentiontotopicssuchasportraiture,documentation,advertising,andphotojournalism,andtothecameraasameansofpersonalartisticexpression.Therevisedfourtheditionincludesupdatesontechnicaladvancesaswellasanewchapteroncontemporaryphotographers.Armedwiththeexpressivevigorofitsimages,thisthoroughandaccessiblevolumewillappealtoall.