portrait photography

Examines the material culture, expectations, and socioeconomic conditions of people living in America from 1840 to 1900 by analyzing the clothing they wore as depicted in 272 historical photographs. Includes an introductory essay on each decade discussing fashion trends of the period.

Contains black-and-white photographs of multiple generations of women, accompanied by brief essays in which the women discuss the bonds that hold their families together.

Contains ninety-five tips and ideas for capturing everyday life with any camera or smartphone.

Reproduces 280 portraits from the pages of "National Geographic" magazine, grouped in five time periods from before 1930 into the twenty-first century, each of which corresponds roughly to changes in photographic equipment and techniques, and includes introductory essays, and captions.

Presents a collection of celebrity photographs taken by the paparazzi, and includes comments and anecdotes from some of the top practitioners of the art, as well as from agency owners, magazine editors, and the stars themselves.

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.