YORATH, DAVE — Photography: A Crash Course

Watson-Guptill Publications. 2000. (ISBN: 9780823009862). Paperback, 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches. Paperback - 1995 - good condition - - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, second-hand books, nonfiction, non-fiction books delivered world wide. This is not a how-to book, as the title might suggest, but a brief overview of the history of photography that discusses the major trends and technical processes involved with documentary and art photography. Yorath (photography, Northbrook Coll. Sussex, UK) here presents an interesting graphic layout and a humorous "For Dummies"-like style. He also provides some compelling discussions of the political and controversial aspects of the photograph. Used: Acceptable.