Masters of Photography
by Reuel Golden
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Photography & photographs: "Masters of Photography" is an indispensable and comprehensive guide to over 70 of the world's best-known photographers, from the pioneers of the early part of the century to the experimental artists who will take us into the future. Arranged in alphabetical order by photographer, each entry contains a selection of sumptuous reproductions of some of the photographer's most interesting and representative works. In addition there is an incisive appreciation of each show more of these most well-known or groundbreaking artists, including the technical background to their pictures, and a key facts panel detailing biographical details and the development of each photographer's career. show lessTags
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Reuel Golden Hughes was the editor of The British Journal of Photography for more than 6 years. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- This book tells the story of photography in the twentieth century through the lives and work of some of the medium's innovators and pioneers.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Lady Ann Rhys as Flora (1935)
Again the strength of this picture lies in its subtle use of colour. In fact the colours are so rich and so lush that this picture could quite easily have been taken in the 1990s.
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