How to Read a Photograph: Lessons from Master Photographers

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How to Read a Photograph: Lessons from Master Photographers

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Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background.

Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred Stieglitz, Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Paul Strand and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, highlight particular examples of styles and movements throughout the history of the medium. Each entry includes a concise biography along with an illuminating discussion of key works and nuggets of contextual information, making this book the ideal gallery companion for photography aficionados everywhere.

Black and white and colour photographs

Softcover

383 pages

Dimensions: height 23.7 x width 16.6 x depth 3.2 cm

ISBN: 9780810972971

Publisher: Abrams

Published January 1, 2009

Country of publication: United States of America

Weight: 1.2 kg

This item is eligible for international shipping.

Founded in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialise in publishing art and illustrated books. The company continues to publish critically acclaimed and bestselling works, creating and distributing brilliantly-designed books with the highest production values under several imprints, one of which is Abrams Noterie: a gift and stationery imprint that collaborates with carefully selected authors, artists and brands to make gift-worthy paper goods that are true to the original hand, useful and inspiring.

Ian Jeffrey is a writer and art historian. He is the author of several illustrated books on the history of photography.

Founded in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialise in publishing art and illustrated books. The company continues to publish critically acclaimed and bestselling works, creating and distributing brilliantly-designed books with the highest production values under several imprints, one of which is Abrams Noterie: a gift and stationery imprint that collaborates with carefully selected authors, artists and brands to make gift-worthy paper goods that are true to the original hand, useful and inspiring.

Ian Jeffrey is a writer and art historian. He is the author of several illustrated books on the history of photography.

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