Photo Icons II (1928-1991) - The Story Behind the Pictures
Each chapter focuses on a single image which is described and analyzed in detail, in aesthetic, historical, and artistic contexts.
Volume I begins with the very first permanent images (Nicéphore Niépce's 1827 8-hour-exposure rooftop picture and Louis Daguerre's famous 1839 street scene) and takes the reader up through the avant-garde photography of the 1920s.
Volume II explores works such as Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother (1936) and Robert Doisneau's Kiss in Front of City Hall (1950), up through Martin Parr's 'New European photography.'
About the Series:
More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Review
About the author:
Hans-Michael Koetzle is a Munich-based freelance author and journalist, focusing mainly on history and the aesthetics of photography. He has published numerous books on photography, a.o. Die Zeitschrift twen (1995), Photo Icons (2001), Das Lexikon der Fotografen (2002), and René Burri (2004).
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Photo Icons II (1928-1991) - The Story Behind the Pictures
Koetzle, Hans-Michael
Flexicover, 14 x 19.5 cm (5.5 x 7.7 in.), 192 pages $ 9.99 ISBN: 978-3-8228-1831-2 Edition: English Availability: Not in Stock |
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"A fascinating collection of images, and if you`re remotely interested in cameras and photography, you`ll find a wealth of inspiration here."
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