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Great Photographers (Life Library of Photography)
Great Photographers - Life Library of Photography Author:Editors of Time-Life Books Introduction: — Some 200-odd photographs in this book had to run an ardous gauntlet of editorial selection. For each one that was chosen for publication, thousands were examined, some never-before-seen in this century. Those that survived represent the work of 83 great photographers, hence the title of the book. — What makes a photographer great? ... more »Not one great picture; hundreds of people, by design or by accident, have achieved or stumbled upon an image that others consider great. Rather, inclusion in this collection signifies that if a photographer accumulated a body of great work during his career.
In photography, as in any field, greatness is a quality more easily demonstrated then defined. Yet and researching this volume, the editors encountered several factors that, taken in combination, appear to form a definition.« less