TY - BOOK
T1 - Photography Today
T2 - A History of Contemporary Photography
AU - Durden, Mark
PY - 2014/5/26
Y1 - 2014/5/26
N2 - This major new study of contemporary photography considers the work of over 100 photographers through eleven thematic chapters on subjects such as street photography, portraiture, landscape photography and documentary. It traces the development of photography as an art form in each of these genres individually and also looks at the ties and links between them. What is revealed is a complex story with numerous tangents. Mark Durden's narrative, combined with rich illustrative content and an easily accessible design, guides a clear path through this story, showcasing the work of great individual photographers while also being able to place this into the larger narrative of the medium's development.
AB - This major new study of contemporary photography considers the work of over 100 photographers through eleven thematic chapters on subjects such as street photography, portraiture, landscape photography and documentary. It traces the development of photography as an art form in each of these genres individually and also looks at the ties and links between them. What is revealed is a complex story with numerous tangents. Mark Durden's narrative, combined with rich illustrative content and an easily accessible design, guides a clear path through this story, showcasing the work of great individual photographers while also being able to place this into the larger narrative of the medium's development.
KW - photography
KW - documentary
KW - landscape
KW - portraiture
KW - street
UR - http://www.bjp-online.com/2014/05/photography-today/
UR - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-27661889
UR - https://cphmag.com/photography-today/
M3 - Book
SN - 9780714845630
BT - Photography Today
PB - Phaidon
ER -