30-Second Photography

"30-Second Photography takes a revolutionary approach to udnerstanding the 50 most thought-provoking concepts, techniques and technologies that have shaped photgraphy into the ever-present art form it is today. From the science of converting light into digital information, to the philosophical implications of freezing a moment in time, big ideas are tackled in bite-sized units: two pages, 300 words and one representative image at a time. Packed with world-renowned photographs, from the earliest daguerreotypes to cutting-edge contemporary work and biographies of leading photographers, this…