[READ] Photography: The Definitive Visual Histor

Written by world-renowned photographer, writer, and broadcaster Tom Ang, <i>Photography</i> lavishly celebrates the most iconic photographs and photographers of the past 200 years. Tracing the history of photography from its origins in the 1800s to the digital age, <i>Photography: The Definitive Visual History</i> is the only book of its kind to give a comprehensive account of the people, the photographs, and the technologies that have shaped the history of photography.<br /><br />From the first black-and-white photography to photojournalism and contemporary street photography, <i>Photography</i> celebrates the most iconic photographs and profiles 50 of the most famous photographers, with special features on Pulitzer Prize-winners and thematic timelines on portrait, war, advertising, and fashion photography.<br /><br />Dissecting classics such as Daguerre's Boulevard de Temple, Stieglitz's The Steerage, Rosenthal's Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, and McCurry's Afghan Girl, this amazing r