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Eyes of the world

Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the invention of modern photojournalism
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.

Eyes of the world

Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the invention of modern photojournalism
Packed with dramatic photos, posters, and maps, this compelling book captures the fascinating story of photojournalism in modern times.

Mathew Brady

portraits of a nation
2013
A biography of Mathew Brady, nineteenth-century American photographer, discussing his impact on photography and the photographic record of the Civil War.

Civil War witness

Mathew Brady's photos reveal the horrors of 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.

The Civil War through photography

2013
Discusses the role photography played during the Civil War and how those photographs help in the understanding of the war in the twenty-first century.

Photographing the Drama of Daily Life

The Kodak Library of Creative Photography
1984
Explains the tecniques of capturing candid and special photographs of a better quality.

How to Catch the Action

The Kodak Library of Creative Photography
1983
Explains how to shoot better action photographs with various methods.

The blue and gray in black and white

a history of Civil War photography
2005
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.

Mathew Brady and the image of history

1997
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.

Mathew Brady

photographer of the Civil War
2001
A biography of the most famous photographer of the U.S. Civil War.

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