DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY. - Lot 176

DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY. By the editors of Time-Life Books. Life Collection—Photography. Amsterdam, Time-Life International, n.d. (circa 1973–1975). Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover, black cloth spine, illustrated covers. A volume from the renowned educational series published by Time-Life, devoted to the history, methods, and leading figures of documentary photography. Through abundant illustrations and concise texts, the book traces the evolution of documentary photography, from the pioneers of the early 20th century to major contemporary photoessays. The authors analyze the approaches of major photographers such as Jacques Henri Lartigue, Eugène Atget, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, W. Eugene Smith, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, demonstrating how photography has become a unique record of society, history, and the transformations of the modern world. The numerous reproductions, often accompanied by technical and aesthetic analyses, make this volume an excellent introduction to one of the major movements in photography. A classic from the Life - La Photographie collection, sought after for the quality of its illustrations and layout. A beautiful copy.