Ian Jeffrey Bücher

Geschichte ist immer eine Frage der Interpretation und des Blickwinkels, aus dem sie betrachtet wird. Das gilt auch für die Geschichte der Photographie. Ian Jeffrey, britischer Photohistoriker und Dozent am Londoner Goldsmith’s College, liefert in seinem neuesten Buch eine Fülle von Anregungen, wie man Photographien „lesen“ lernen und damit besser verstehen kann. Aus dem reichen Bilder - fundus der Photogeschichte hat er Meisterwerke von rund 70 Photographen vom frühen 19. Jahrhundert bis heute zusammengestellt und mit knappen Texten kommentiert – biographische Angaben, historischer Hintergrund, Bildbeschreibungen, Detailinformationen. Er geht chronologisch vor, berücksichtigt technische Neuerungen ebenso wie die politischen Ereignisse und widmet der anonymen Kriegsphotographie aus den beiden Weltkriegen eigene Kapitel. So entstand ein höchst unkonventionelles und lehrreiches „Bilderbuch“, das auf drei Ebenen gelesen werden kann: als Dokumentation zur Sozialgeschichte der letzten anderthalb Jahrhunderte, als Anleitung zum Sehen und als Begegnung mit den großen Bildern und Namen der Photogeschichte.

Ian Jeffreys Buch erkundet die faszinierende Entwicklung der Fotografie, von ihren Anfängen als „Bleistift der Natur“ bis zur digitalen Manipulation. Er beleuchtet die bedeutendsten Stationen und Meister*innen der Fotografiegeschichte, um das unerschöpfliche kreative Potenzial dieses Mediums darzustellen.

In the tradition of great Magnum books this publication brings together work by the finest photographers of our time. For fifty years Magnum photographers, through commissions and their personal work, have produced images that comment on the state of the world. In photographing the landscape they are not just spectators but participants, aware that the land itself has been shaped by man, and that the very notion of a landscape depends on a human viewpoint. As each photographer records, interprets and finds a unique personal style, the variations on a theme are endless - landscapes of war, of agriculture, of industry, of cities and motorways, of desolation, celebration and tranquillity. The photographs gathered in this book invite us to rediscover landscape, and urge us to think more profoundly about the planet earth.

The 55 Series This is one of the most unique monograph series in the history of photography! The 55 Series represents the work of many of photography s most important figures. Each book contains 55 of the photographer s key works, presented chronologically and through them tells the photographer s own story. These books are small, but surprisingly rich in content and reproduction quality. They are a most economical way to bring the world of photography into your home. Each book is 128 pp. 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 , softbound.

Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the apprecation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background. Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred Stieglitz, Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Paul Strand and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, highlight particular examples of styles and movements throughout the history of the medium. Each entry includes a concise biography along with an illuminating discussion of key works and nuggets of contextual information, making this book the ideal gallery companion for photography aficionados everywhere.

The second edition of this essential A-Z guide features the world's greatest photographers, now in a convenient mini format.

This revised edition of Phaidon's bestselling book features over 550 exceptional photographs from renowned photographers, spanning from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Organized alphabetically, it includes insights into various genres and offers extensive cross-references and glossaries for a comprehensive understanding of photography.

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