A new edition of the definitive title in the field of contemporary art photography by one of the world’s leading experts on the subject, Charlotte Cotton. In

"An essential guide."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

• Ideal for art students at every level • Illuminating words about creating great images • Published in association with New York’s School of Visual Art

Each of the eight chapters takes a period of up to forty years and examines the medium through the lenses of art, science, social science, travel, war, fashion,

Surveys the presence of photography in artistic practice from the 1960s onwards.