The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Photography

About this book

The most comprehensive reference to the art history and science of photography worldwide to date the culmination of nearly ten years of research and development The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Photography is a landmark publication that encompasses the history art and science of photography in a single volume. At a time when information is instantly accessible on the Internet but is often unreliable or uncited this ambitious project both reasserts the veracity reliability and accuracy of scholarly research in reference publishing and offers an immersive usable beautifully designed reading experience. Compiled under the editorial guidance of curator writer and art historian Nathalie Herschdorfer and in consultation with an international panel of 150 experts this volume is based on entirely new scholarship by seventy-seven researchers from sixteen countries. Over 1 200 concise yet fully detailed entries describe all aspects of the subject including photographers images agencies genres movements exhibitions publications collectors techniques and processes. Entries from Ansel Adams Diane Arbus and amateur photographers to Emile Zola Piet Zwart and the zoom lens are enriched by 300 images showing key works artist portraits exhibitions installations and publications. 300 photographs and diagrams