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The Waking Dream: Photography's First Century (Selections from the Gilman Paper Company Collection)

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I stumbled upon this book in New York a few years back and was immediately stunned by its beauty and quality. The Gilman Paper Company apparently started their collection well before the current photography craze and amassed one of the most outstanding collections that you can imagine. Most of these photos are from the very earliest days of the medium and many are in the sepia tone that I personally love. The quality of reproduction is so good that you can actually frame some of the photos! It's astounding...well worth obtaining for any art book collector.

I purchased this book in conjunction with The Metropolitan Museum exhibit of the same name. I spent hours in the exhibit, and I spent hours pouring over the lush, and beautifully reproduced images in this book. I've always been fascinated with the photographic process, and this book explores it down to the roots. I've walked away amazed that someone figured out how to look at something, and through a chemical process tranfer ones vision onto paper. (Not to mention concocting the chemical formula) A stunning book, well worth the price.

The Waking Dream is a phenomenal chronicle of the history of photography. My used copy appears to be in excellent condition. I bought this book because a friend loaned me a copy, and I knew that I had to have my own. Some of these photos are historical gems. Others record dark moments in American history; however, photography provides a record of these disturbing events.

I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in photography.

The Waking Dream is my favortie photography book, not just because of the pictures, but because of the writing.

The authors take you through photography's first 100 years, how it all began as a replacement for commissioned artists into an art form all its own.

Amazing reading, amazing book, amazing photography. Snap one up now while its still affordable.

Compré este libro justo al salir de la exposición en el Metropolitan Museum de New York. Como las películas hechas basadas en libros, la exposición fue mucho mas impactante, pero el libro es la única manera de poder observar con tiempo las imágenes que allí se exhibieron y leer sobre las historias detrás de las imagenes. Bien valió la pena el precio y el peso para traerlo a Caracas.
Si usted es amante de la fotografía y encuentra esta joya, no dude en comprarla. Uno de los diez mejores libros de fotografía en la lista de Annie Leibovitz