Lives of the Great Photographers - Hardcover

Hacking, Juliet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500544441 ISBN 13: 9780500544440

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

While certain photographs have become world-famous images indelibly printed on the cultural consciousness, the stories on the other side of the lens have been all too often distorted, obfuscated or overlooked, the social and political environments misunderstood or forgotten. By evoking the lives and backgrounds of nearly forty great photographers, Juliet Hacking also brings new light to their work, forging a greater understanding of each photographic pioneer. In addition, many rarely seen portraits and self-portraits are brought to light. Seen together, these entries form a holistic examination that, while drawing attention to the contributions of each individual, adroitly guides the reader through the major innovations, movements and developments in the history of photography with authority, dexterity and zeal. Bound in a single compact and portable volume, Lives of the Great Photographers is one of those rare examples where engaging reading meets beau livre.

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Review:

Engaging, authoritative and thought-provoking. --British Photographic History

Thames & Hudson explores life on the other side of the lens. --Canary Wharf

A fascinating and entertaining book. --Black & White Photography

It is with great pleasure that you discover the biographies of figures such as Claude Cahun and Madame Yevonde. --Amateur Photographer

About the Author:

Juliet Hacking has been Programme Director of the MA in Photography (contemporary and historical) at Sotheby's Institute of Art since 2006. Before that she was for three years Head of the Photographs Department of Sotheby's in London. Juliet has worked as a visiting lecturer at the Universities of Derby and Reading and at the Courtauld Institute, and curated the exhibition `Princes of Victorian Bohemia: Photographs by David Wilkie Wynfield' for the National Portrait Gallery, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500544441
• ISBN 13: 9780500544440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304