Photography : the definitive visual history /
Tom Ang.
- First American edition.
- Great Britain : Dorling Kindersley, 2014.
- 400 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 31 cm
Includes index.
Tracing the history of photography from its origins in the 1800s to the digital age, "Photography: The Definitive Visual History" 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. From the first black-and-white photography to photojournalism and contemporary street photography, "Photography" 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.