The latest volume in a popular series presents a lively overvew of history's most important photographers and their key words with short biographies, sidebars and a running timeline throughout the book. This dynamic introduction to the world's grestest photographers from the inception of photography to today bears proof of the magic of the camera. from Felix Nadar to Nan Goldin, each of the photographers featured here represents an important aspect of photography's evolution. The artists are presented in double page spreads that include reprodctions of their most important works, concise biographies, informative sidebars and a timeline that extends throughout the volume. The result is a fascianting overview of the way photographers continue to push the limits of their genre, offering their audiences new ways of seeing and understanding our world. AUTHOR: Peter Stepan is an art historian and curator whose many books include Icons of Photography: The 20th Century and Photos That Changed the World. 200 colour illustrations