National Geographic Photographs: The Milestones [Hardcover]

Leah Bendavid Val (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1999

This book provides a look at all the firsts in National Geographic''s photographic history. Each chapter features an introduction to the era explaining why and how NGS created and selected notable photos of the period.'

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National Geographic has a trusted place in American life. Its photographs have always been its strength, yet gathering many of the best or most dazzling, as has been done here, could easily result in a collection of fragments--photos that try to explain cultures, peoples, and places without doing so. To get around this problem, the editors have come up with an interesting hook: showing us the tricks and techniques that are used to get startling images in remote locales. Not quite a photographic how-to, this is instead an appreciation of the effort it takes to achieve visual results under nearly impossible circumstances. In National Geographic, every village, market, mountain, and harbor can seem like a diorama in the cautious hands of gifted but not analytically daring photographers--an impression this book counters by giving its visuals context and risk. Libraries will buy this book because so many readers trust National Geographic, but it is less a means of exploring this incredibly fascinating globe than of taking a peek at the adventures and intelligence necessary to capture its nature, places, and people.
-David Bryant, New Canaan P.L., CT
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic; Gift edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792275209
• ISBN-13: 978-0792275206
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 11.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NG Does it again!, April 4, 2000

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This review is from: National Geographic Photographs: The Milestones (Hardcover)

One of my favorite things about National Geographic has always been the photos and this book is no exception. It is filled with a beautiful photos that span many years and great changes and advancements in photography. I devoured this book, photos only, in an evening at the local bookshop. When I am looking for a relaxing evening I can think of nothing better than to have a National Geographic magazine or collection of photos to pour over.