About the Author

Alma Davenport, a photographer for nearly thirty years, is professor of fine arts at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Reviews

This book is particularly strong in its reconsideration of the formative years of photography. Clearly written and featuring many fresh illustrations, it represents a useful addition to what is already a sizeable literature.

This is a book about people and their importance in the great scheme of photography, and about how the way they thought and acted in their time has shaped the medium. It is perceptive about the way photography has helped to force radical changes in society.

"This is a book about people and their importance in the great scheme of photography, and about how the way they thought and acted in their time has shaped the medium. It is perceptive about the way photography has helped to force radical changes in society."