On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: 150 Years of Photography

by Sarah Greenough, David Travis, Joel Snyder

Book Overview

This book commemorates the birth of photography, the title derived from Fox Talbot's own description of his invention. It features 400 landmark photographs never before exhibited of published and represents over 200 photographers. Essays accompany the pictures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821217577
• ISBN13: 9780821217573
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 6.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Superb!

Any person serious about photography should own and carefully read the text that accompanies the photographs. Any book of this scope has shortcomings, but the insights of the four authors are superb.

On the Art of Fixing a Shadow

A good book on an important subject! - historic photographs