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Photography Speaks: 150 Photographers On Their Art

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After last weeks review of "Photo Box" and a back-handed comment about "the Photo Book" my friend (?) Lalo brought this book over. Hey, Wow, this is one righteous photo book there Lalo.

When you by a photo book by one photographer you hope to come away with about a dozen really great shots. When you buy one of these 'photographer collections' you get hundreds of great photos. And a platform from which to go and investigate some of the stuff that caught your eye.

Well this proves to be just such a book! 150 great photographers spanning over 150 years of photography. From the classics to the avant-gard modern. The book is arranged chronologically; 1848 to 2003. Each photographer gets a facing two page spread. The photo on the right page, and a well written bio-paragraph plus a long 'in the words of the photographer' followup. Which describes what they think of their works, photography, etc.

Adams, Man Ray, Close, crazy Samaras, Srenfeld, Muybridge, Rene Magritte! . . . . Rene Margritte? He was a painter! Well that's just one of the surprises which this wonderful collection has to offer. . . . I say it again. A good gift book for that artsy fartsy friend.

Great book - but drab lackluster cover.

The book is an excellent read for students or photographers - with comments written by some of the worlds best and best known photographers. It's what's behind the photos.