„Campany David” – książki

Photography: The Whole Story leads you through the world?s most iconic photographs ? those images that have become key reference points in our conception of ourselves and the world around us. ? Organized chronologically, it traces the evolution of photography period by period, while detailed timelines provide historical and cultural context ? The works of key photographers ? such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz and Andreas Gursky ? are assessed to reveal what motivated them, who influenced whom and what each was striving to achieve ? Illustrated focal points single out such aspects as use of colour and visual metaphor, quirks of composition and technical innovation ? Includes a diverse and international roster of contemporary practitioners If you love photography and would like to know more, Photography: The Whole Story is for you.

Gain a new perspective on photography in this personally guided introduction to photographic images and what they mean by one of the leading writers and curators of our time On Photographs is destined to become an instant classic of photography writing. Rejecting the conventions of chronology and the heightened status afforded to ?classics? in traditional accounts of the history of the medium, Campany?s selection of photographs is an expertly curated and personal one ? mixing fine art prints, film stills, documentary photographs, fashion editorials and advertisements. In this playful new take on the history of photography, anonymous photographers stand alongside photography pioneers, 20th-century talents and contemporary practitioners. Each photograph is accompanied by Campany?s highly readable commentary. Putting the sacred status of authorship to one side, he strives to guide the reader in their own interpretation and understanding of the image itself. In a visual culture in which we have become accustomed to not looking, Campany helps us see, in what is both an accessible introduction for newcomers and a must-have for photography aficionados.