A biography of the woman who is best known for her documentary photography of struggling migrant workers during the Great Depression. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs of Dorothea Lange's original works taken from museums around the world.

Discusses the life and work of the twentieth century American photographer, Dorothea Lange.

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would anyone want to photograph it? From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley thinks of ice crystals as small miracles, and he determines that one day his camera will capture for others their extraordinary beauty. Often misunderstood in his time, he took pictures that...

Presents an illustrated biography of twentieth-century American photographer Walker Evans through a collection of black-and-white photos of posters, billboards, tenant families, and other aspects of urban and rural America.

A biography of Dorothea Lange, whose photographs of migrant workers, Japanese American internees, and rural poverty helped bring about important social reforms.

A biography of a woman renowned for her photographic interpretations of war, revolution, and poverty and for her personal battle against Parkinsonism.

"As a child, Ansel Adams just couldn't sit still. He felt trapped indoors and never walked anywhere--he ran. Even when he sat, his feet danced. But in nature, Ansel felt right at home. He fell in love with the gusting gales of the Golden Gate, the quiet whisper of Lobos Creek, the icy white of Yosemite Valley, and countless other remarkable natural sights. From his early days in San Francisco to the height of his glory nationwide, this book chronicles...

"A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes an afterword, photos, and author's sources"--Publisher.

Recounts the life and accomplishments of the pioneering photographer whose work left a pictorial record of the people and events of his times, most notably the Civil War, and explores the events of the Civil War through his photographs.