The Great Life Photographers - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821228927 ISBN 13: 9780821228920

Publisher: Bulfinch Pr, 2004

Synopsis

A portfolio of still images features photographs by more than two hundred of the century's best photojournalists on staff at Life magazine throughout its history.

About this title

Review:

`A spellbinding history of the latter half of the 20th century ... a stunning book' --The Daily Express

`A volume of living history ... impressive'
--The Independent on Sunday

'Wonderful ... the bargain price alone should be worth taking a punt, but the production quality is also excellent ... Compact yet dramatic' --Amateur Photographer

'Extraordinary' --The Sunday Express

'To freeze time, to capture the moment, to put the viewer slap-bang into the action ... that's what LIFE magazine did in its 36-year reign as the crucible of photojournalism' --John Walsh, The Independent

'There are some truly startling and iconic wartime images ... more than a collection of great photos; it's an essential historic document' --Practical Photography

'Stunning ... the pictures here offer a remarkable record of the century ... Simply breathtaking in its range and quality, this is an extraordinary book'
--Book of the Week, Press & Journal

'An astonishing record of the world both in history and in the near present'
--The Birmingham Post

About the Author:

LIFE magazine was founded by Henry Luce in 1936 and chronicled every aspect of the human condition through the end of the 20th century.Gordon Parks is an early LIFE photographer and among the most esteemed photographers of our time. He has published several books with Bulfinch, most recently Half Past Autumn (1997).

About this edition

• Publisher: Bulfinch Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0821228927
• ISBN 13: 9780821228920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608