This lavishly illustrated, accessible survey presents the work of over seventy international artists at the forefront of the boom in photography, among them Andreas Gursky, Cindy Sherman, Sophle Calle, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Matthew Barney and Sam Taylor-Wood. An illustrated introduction sets out a brief history of the relationship between art and photography and explains the book's structure. Introductions to each chapter describe the defining characteristics of each of the genres of art photography, while biographies of each artist are also provided.