This book focuses on early photography of key sites in Italy, Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and North Africa, mostly from the period 1840 - 1880. These pioneering photographs of ancient monuments are accompanied by five essays focusing on how photography changed archaeology...more details Format:Hardback Pages:240
In the late 1940s, Paul Strand spoke of creating "a series of photographs that focused on the history, architecture, environs and people of a small town (which) would reveal 'the common denominator of all humanity' and would be a bridge toward a deeper understanding between countries." This book presents a rigorously edited selection of these photographs...more details Format:Hardback