Photography a Cultural History Mary Warner Marien

There are hundreds of thousands of photographers and so it is a perfectly valid question to ask how the photographers on this site have been selected for inclusion. This site is developmental and so the criteria are evolving as content develops but I'll explain how it started.

Reference books on major photographers Contemporary Photographers [Third Edition] Contemporary Photographers [Third Edition] Martin Marix Evans (Executive editor) Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography Lynne Warren (Editor) Examination of standard histories There are now many histories of photography and I consulted these including: Beaumont Newhall (1982) 'The History of Photography' [Fifth Edition] Ian Jeffrey Photography: A Concise History In the last decade a number of more comprehensive histories have come out including: [1997] - Naomi Rosenblum: A World History of Photography [1999] - Michel Frizot (Editor); Albert, Pierre (Editor); & Harding, Colin (Editor), The New History of Photography, [Originally published in French but later translated.] [2003] - Mary Warner Marien; Photography: A Cultural History Ian Jeffrey: Photography a Concise History Photography: A Concise History Ian Jeffrey Beaumont Newall: The History of Photography History of Photography - Fifth Edition Beaumont Newhall Naomi Rosenblum: A World History of Photography A World History of Photography Naomi Rosenblum Mary Warner Marien: Photography: A Cultural History Photography: A Cultural History Mary Warner Marien Each book has it's own strengths and weaknesses - the Beaumont Newall has gone through multiple editions but over emphasizes the American photographer and is now rather old, the Ian Jeffrey book is better on the photographers from the UK and the monumental French The New History of Photography has a far wider coverage. The books by Naomi Rosenblum (1997), Michael Frizot (1999) and that by Mary Warner Marien (2003) include the latest research and trends and have broadened the coverage to include increasing numbers of photographers from outside Europe and America. This site has actually been constructed using hundreds of sources and is developing quickly. Where there are specialized histories of war photography, fashion or architecture these have been particularly helpful. Photographic books of real worth Most people know photographs through books but until recently the books themselves were not studied. Recently a number of lavish books have been produced that deal with this with high quality reproductions of the original pages accompanied with explanatory text. These books should be on the shelves of anybody with an interest in photography as essential reference works but also because they contain examples of the very best in book and graphic design incorporating photographs. Books on key photographic books and periodicals The Photobook: A History. Volume 1 Martin Parr (Text); & Gerry Badger (Text) The Photobook: A History - Volume 2 Martin Parr (Author); & Gerry Badger (Author) Fotografia Publica: Photography in Print 1919-1939 Horacio Fernandez (Editor) Book of 101 Books, The: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century Andrew Roth (Editor); Vince Aletti; Richard Benson; Jeffrey Fraenkel (Contributor); & Daido Moriyama (Contributor)