Twentieth Century Photograp

Photography has revolutionized the way we see the world. It has brought us the horrors of war, from the earliest photographs of the American Civil War to more recent images of the former Yugoslavia, and sells us our ideals through frivolous fashion images and glamorous celebrity portraits. This book is a comprehensive guide to 250 of the world's best-known photographers, from the pioneers of the last two centuries to the experimental artists who are taking us into the next. Arranged in alphabetical order by photographer, each entry contains a selection of sumptuous reproductions of some of the photographer's most compelling and representative works. Among the great names you will find here are Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbot, Eve Arnold, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Edward S. Curtis, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts and Bert Hardy.