This compelling book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in the early 19th century up to the digital revolution & beyond. Entertaining & intelligent it provides a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of photography the ideas that comprise the book include innovative concepts cultural & social incidents technologies & movements. Each idea is presented through lively text & arresting visuals & explores when the idea first evolved & its subsequent impact on photography.