Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the invention of modern photojournalism
Aronson, Marc
2017
Looks at the life and work of war photographers Robert Capa and Gerta Taro, who were pioneers in the field of photojournalism as they captured images from the Spanish Civil War.
A biography of Mathew Brady, nineteenth-century American photographer, discussing his impact on photography and the photographic record of the Civil War.
Collects the black-and-white photographs of Mathew Brady, which depict various scenes from the course of the entire Civil War. Includes commentary on the images and what they represent.
A comprehensive narrative history of the Civil War photography including the first combat action photographs, photo essays of news events as they happened, and photos first censored by the federal government.
Photographs and text help describe how Civil War photographer Mathew Brady used the documentary medium of photography to portray a stable, purposeful, patriotic nation during the years before, during, and after the war.