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The Genius of Photography by Gerry Badger (Hardcover, 2007)

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Author : Badger, Gerry. Genre : Photography & photographs. Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting.

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Accompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential art form, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photography. At the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photograph. What is it that makes a photograph by Nan Goldin or Henri Cartier-Bresson stand out among the millions of others taken by all of us every single day? Why are some photographs elevated to the status of art - even after the event? The Story of Photography examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artistic. It brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative history. Beginning with the earliest days of the photograph in the 1840s and ending with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph, but what it is in a physical sense. The book examines all the different genres of photography from art, news and reportage, landscape and portrait photography. It also tells the great stories behind many of the world's most iconic photographs and reveals the extraordinary characters - from Margaret Bourke-White to Cindy Sherman and from Louis Daguerre to Robert Capa who have made and defined this art form. And it explores the forces and contemporary resonances that have given these images their meaning and power.

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PublisherQUADRILLE Publishing LTD

ISBN-139781844003631

eBay Product ID (ePID)88501509

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Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameThe Genius of Photography

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

AuthorGerry Badger

FormatHardcover

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Item Height304 mm

Item Weight1714 g

Item Width238 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorGerry Badger

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by josepingra_6
29 Nov, 2017
The genius of photography
A great book which goes hand in hand with the superb BBC TV series.of the same title. You must be careful though, if buying for children as the DVD set, disc 2 of 2 is rated 18. Keep up the great work, of selling good books at a very good price. All the very best JOE.
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by vinlondon
21 Apr, 2021
A book to reflect in the approach to see throught the still image
To recognise the value of the still image, the process of looking and capture in a moment the events, give us the sense of priority, mortality and time.
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