摄影是我们这个时代真正流行的艺术形式。摄影作品的独特性在于其融合了瞬时性与永久性，因此它能够以简单的影像蕴含复杂的思想或情感，这是其他的媒介所无法比拟的。新闻摄影和纪实报道影响了我们对事件的看法，而名人肖像和时尚摄影则展现了各个时期的风尚。 技术的进步使得摄影获得了极大的发展0最初，人们拍的是静止的街景，而现在，摄影人已能在体育和野生生物摄影中捕捉一秒钟内的细微动态。更轻便的照相机，更优秀的胶片，以及如今的数码技术，使得我们可以在任意时间、任意地点和任意条件下拍照，并且获得出色的影像。 《摄影大师：我们时代的经典摄影艺术家》》通过呈现摄影史上最著名和最具影响力的摄影家的作品，颂扬了摄影这一非凡的艺术形式。这些作品有的是人们所熟知的，有的则是在主题或风格上独树一帜，而它们的创作者，无一例外都是20世纪以来最优秀和最具创新精神的摄影家。 贝雷妮丝·阿博特...(展开全部)

约翰·特雷恩，著名财经作家，他所著的“Money Masters”系列作品产生了深远的影响。他还是纽约特雷恩史密斯咨询公司的董事长，该公司被认为是最大的私人客户服务的专业投资咨询公司。他在《华尔街日报》、《福布斯》杂志、《纽约时报》等报刊撰写过数百篇专栏文章。

约翰·特雷恩，著名财经作家，他所著的“Money Masters”系列作品产生了深远的影响。他还是纽约特雷恩史密斯咨询公司的董事长，该公司被认为是最大的私人客户服务的专业投资咨询公司。他在《华尔街日报》、《福布斯》杂志、《纽约时报》等报刊撰写过数百篇专栏文章。

"Masters of Photography" is an indispensable and comprehensive guide to over 70 of the world's best-known photographers, from the pioneers of the early part of the century to the experimental artists who will take us into the future. Arranged in alphabetical order by photographer, each entry contains a selection of sumptuous reproductions of some of the photographer's most inte...(展开全部)

A collection of photographs from winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition comes from two venerable institutions of the United Kingdom: the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide. For 49 years, this prestigious exhibition has drawn submissions from around the world. Being shortlisted is something to which n...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The first example of the psychological novel in Russia, A Hero of Our Time influenced Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov, and other great nineteenth-century masters that followed. Its hero, Pechorin, is Byronic in his wasted gifts, his cynicism, and his desire for any kind of action-good or ill-that will stave off boredom. Outraging many critics when it was first pub...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The first example of the psychological novel in Russia, A Hero of Our Time influenced Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov, and other great nineteenth-century masters that followed. Its hero, Pechorin, is Byronic in his wasted gifts, his cynicism, and his desire for any kind of action-good or ill-that will stave off boredom. Outraging many critics when it was first pub...(展开全部)

As photography became an increasingly accessible medium in the twentieth century, the popularity of the photographic album exploded, yielding a wonderful range of objects made for varying purposes—to memorialize, document (officially or unofficially), promote, or educate and sometimes simply to channel creative energy. Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography tr...(展开全部)

As photography became an increasingly accessible medium in the twentieth century, the popularity of the photographic album exploded, yielding a wonderful range of objects made for varying purposes—to memorialize, document (officially or unofficially), promote, or educate and sometimes simply to channel creative energy. Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography tr...(展开全部)

- Profiles of each photographer delving deep into their inspiration, approach and motivation - Each photo captioned with the story behind its creation unbelievable underwater shots, intimate portraits, powerful visuals, wild - Landscapes, fabulous flora, ice and snow scenes, and all types of creatures -great and small - Truly timeless gift for a special occasion - Beautifully p...(展开全部)