First times - First photos / editor: Luce Lebart.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

fotografie.

Local Subjects:

fotografie.

Physical Description:

266 pages : numerous illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

illustration

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leipzig : Spector Books, 2026.

Summary:

"What is a first image? A proof? A test? An achievement? A failure? An event? A memento, or perhaps a spark? A playful and erudite journey through two hundred years of major and minor photographic innovations, this book is a collection of "firsts." Snapshots, scoops, images that have never been seen before, unpublished photos, "front-page" pictures, the oldest image, and so on -- these "firsts" are technical, aesthetic, scientific, and societal in nature, ranging from the first experiments conducted by photography's pioneers to recent images of stars being born in the primordial universe, from the first remotely transmitted pictures to the first louse in the history of photography. At the heart of the book, photographers tell of their first photo, while shots of "firsts," both great and small, recall the connection between photography and the cult of the new. Luce Lebart is a photo historian and exhibition curator."-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Pavillon Populaire, Montpellier, July 1 - September 1, 2026.

Other Format:

French edition

ISBN:

9783959059855

395905985X

OCLC:

1609839924

Publisher Number:

9783959059855