Photography - The Arts Author:David Cumming This comprehensive and informative introduction to photography covers many aspects of this fascinating art. The author discusses the history of photography, covering its development in the nineteenth century and the improvements in photographic equipment and technology in the twentieth century. The progression of photography as an art form is ex... more »amined, leading on to the many other areas of photography, including advertising, documentary and war photography, and the use of photography in the world of science and medicine. The book concludes with a section that gives helpful hints and advice to budding photographers.« less