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Another good reference book

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023

Small size but lots of info on history of photography.

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Heavier Emphasis on *History* than Photographic *Art*

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022

Beware that this is more a history book about the early days of photography, than it is a retrospective of photography as an art form. The dimensions of the book are small, the photographs themselves are very small, and the text is very dry (think: textbook dry). I was hoping to learn more about photography as an art form. Also, "From 1839 to the Present" only goes to the 80's and 90's. Very little color, and certainly nothing digital. Finally, all the photographs come from one source: The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY.

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Another good reference book

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023

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Small size but lots of info on history of photography.

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Allison Carroll

Excellent and thorough

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013

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This is a beautiful book with excellent information. The reproductions of the photographs are very very good. The writing is informative and well done. I highly recommend. I am a high school photo teacher, and I am using this book for research for teaching photo history in my classes.

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James L. Falsken

To move forward you need the past

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2010

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A great history of photography in one book. I found by looking back at photography's masters. I could refresh old ideas into new projects for myself. Where, I applied lessons learn in the past with today's cameras and I found it has made me a better photographer. Not only were many of these masters leaders in what they chose to photograph, but also raised the bar for those coming after them. A great book for anyone wishing to move their photography into an art form.

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Danielle Hamilton

Good Information, but Difficult to Navigate

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2018

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Wonderful information and pictures that follow right along with my History of Photography class. My only compliant is how ridiculously long the chapters are! I can hardly even tell where they begin and end. It's frustrating when I have chapter summaries to turn in for my class!!! And the glossery is very unhelpful as well.

2 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019

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Still reading it, very good book for my needs and pleasure, clear and a lot of illustrations ! Thanks to the seller !

Lewis A. Shepard

one of the best.

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017

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Iplan to suggest it to my students and part of their basic photographic history library. Images are from the Eastman Museum collection, one of the best.

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Heavier Emphasis on *History* than Photographic *Art*

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022

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Beware that this is more a history book about the early days of photography, than it is a retrospective of photography as an art form. The dimensions of the book are small, the photographs themselves are very small, and the text is very dry (think: textbook dry). I was hoping to learn more about photography as an art form. Also, "From 1839 to the Present" only goes to the 80's and 90's. Very little color, and certainly nothing digital. Finally, all the photographs come from one source: The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY.

6 people found this helpful

Mary Hall Patrone

Highly Recommended for Students of Photograhy

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016

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I bought this as a refence book for a photography class. It is exceptional - packed with information, biographies, history, etc.

Book was listed as veery good condition but came with a broken spine.

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022

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We saw this book at the Getty and we’re happy to find it online. The book was listed as very good, but a badly bent corner and a broken spine does not quite seem to be a book in very good condition to me. The contents of the book itself were terrific though.

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One person found this helpful

a rainy day some free time and its a perfect

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015

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A book worth having on your shelf, a rainy day some free time and its a perfect companion

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