Popular, accessible reference work for both an informed and lay audience Covers every genre of photography from the earliest prints through war photography, still lifes, landscapes and digital images The ideal collection for easily locating a specific photographer or for simply browsing through hundreds of beautiful photographs Foreword by Holly Hughes, editor of Photo District News Arranged in alphabetical order by photographer, each entry contains a selection of sumptuous reproductions of some of the photographer's most interesting and representative works. In addition there is an incisive appreciation of each of these most well-known or ground-breaking artists, including the technical background to their pictures, and a key facts panel detailing biographical details and the development of each photographer's career. Featured photographers include: Eve Arnold, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier- Bresson, Robert Capa, Robert Doisneau, Tony Duffy, Bert Hardy, Horst P. Horst, Karsh, Nick Knight, Dorothea Lange, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Rankin, Herb Ritts, Weegee, Cindy Sherman, Robert Capa, Andreas Gursky, Bill Brandt, James Nachtwey, William Klein, Nan Goldin.".