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Cameras and what they capture have forever changed our perception of the world and of ourselves. This gorgeous cornerstone volume, created in collaboration with the world-famous George Eastman House, celebrates the camera and the art of the photograph. It spans almost two hundred years of progress, from the first faint image ever caught to the instantaneous pictures snapped by todays state-of-the-art digital equipment. The informative narrative by Todd Gustavson traces the cameras development, the lives of its brilliant but often eccentric inventors and the artists behind the lens. Images and highly descriptive captions for more than 350 cameras from the George Eastman House Collection, plus more than 100 historic photos, ads and drawings, complement the text. Also includes a
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Cameras & what they capture have forever changed our perception of the world & of ourselves. This gorgeous cornerstone volume, created in collaboration with the world-famous George Eastman House, celebrates the camera & the art of the photograph. It spans almost two hundred years of progress, from the first faint image ever caught to the instantaneous pictures snapped by todays state-of-the-art digital equipment. The informative narrative by Todd Gustavson traces the cameras development, the lives of its brilliant but often eccentric inventors & the artists behind the lens. Images & highly descriptive captions for more than 350 cameras from the George Eastman House Collection, plus more than 100 historic photos, ads & drawings, complement the text. Also

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LENS - An optical element which converges or diverges light
Digital - A system that uses only 0s and 1s to transmit data
Camera - An electronic device used for taking photographs
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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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