A compact, readable, up-to-date overview of the history of photography.

"Few inventions have had as powerful an influence as the camera, and few modes of expression have enjoyed the enduring artistic, scientific, and popular appeal

A History of Photography in 50 Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing

A collection of entries that help chronicle the history of photography, explaining the different techniques that have been used and defining the common terms us