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Written by Patrick Jan Van Hove
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Monday, 07 November 2005 |
Photo Icons I (1827-1926) The story behind the pictures
Photo Icons II (1928-1991) The story behind the pictures
These two books, part of the "Icons" series by Taschen, are a useful and interesting introduction to the history of photography through some of the most influential images or significant images from the last one and a half century.
From the Early Images of Niepce and Daguerre in the 19th century to Sebastiao Salgado's portraits of the oil fires in Kuwait in the early 1990's, each iconic image is accompanied by a text describing it's background and significance.
 Volume one covers many pioneers in various styles, up to Man Ray in 1926. Volume two goes on with some other familiar names: Lange, Cartier-Bresson, Doineau, Newton... Of course many big names are absent, Talbot, Weston and Adams for example, are not among the photograpers presented, but it is to be expected from two small books, each less than 200 pages. The whole of photographic history has produced such an ample body of work that expecting it to be covered thouroughly in less than ten times that space is utopic.
Once again Taschen produces a very interesting book at a very affordable price.
Buy Volume I From : Amazon.com
Buy Volume II From : Amazon.com
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 November 2005 )
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