| Masters of Photography: A Complete Guide to the Greatest Artists of the Photographic Age |  | Author: Reuel Golden
Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 8,045
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1844420043
EAN: 9781844420049
ASIN: 1844420043
Publication Date: March 3, 2008
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Product Description
A guide to over 70 of the world's best-known photographers, from the pioneers of the early part of the century to the experimental artists who will take us into the future. Arranged in alphabetical order by photographer, each entry contains a selection of reproductions of some of the photographer's interesting and representative works.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice, but... April 17, 2009
Alex Almalibre (London)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Agree with Dimitris. The big problem with this book is its small format, which is just not suitable for these types of books. The second problem is the bad selection of artists' works in some cases, such as Atget and Kertesz. But, overall it's a nice and short introduction to many of the classics.
 The Power of Imagery March 13, 2009
A. Robinson (uk)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have thoroughly enjoyed basking in the splendor of this amazing and distinct photographic art. It depicts scenic depth and truly conveys a telling narrative beyond any utterance. Whilst the images stand alone the accompaning history greatly enhances the perspective of the story told. I was truly captivated.
Good introductory book February 6, 2009
Dimitris (Switzerland)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
"Masters of Photography" contains a good introduction to the life and work of many important photographers. For each photographer, the book includes a few key facts, half a page with biographical and background info, and 3-5 typical images. With several dozens of photographers covered, the book focuses on presenting a broad number of photographers, rather than on an in-depth approach of the work of the greatest of them. This makes the book particularly suitable as a beginner's guide. I have some minor doubts on the selection of photographers (I would expect to find e.g. Josef Sudek in the book) and images presented (the images of Cartier-Bresson are not his most typical, I feel), but overall the book is fine as an introductory book and a guide for further reading. The presentation of the photographers is done in alphabetical order; personally, I would prefer some more elaborated classification (e.g. by genre). The accompanying texts are well-written and concise.
The price is attractive and the print and binding quality are good. My biggest complaint is the format of the book, which is unnecessarily small. This results in many photographs being split in two pages, which severely damages their aesthetics.
Overall, the book is a good beginner's guide to the masters of photography, with a very good value for money.
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