Capturing the Light by Roger Watson
The story of two lone geniuses and the extraordinary race to invent photography
'A history of the birth of photography told as a fierce race between two rivals.. Reads like a scientific thriller' Observer 'A lively introduction to the subject, illustrated with vivid examples of the early photographers' art ... like photography itself, it seeks to inform and to entertain by the careful marshalling of contrast' Financial Times 'A cheerfully readable account of both the men and the magic, guiding us through the chemistry but never losing sight of the sheer wonderment in fixing an instant for eternity. The enthusiasm [of the authors] for those pioneering days of photography, the drama and the sense of something fabulous just over the horizon, is catching. The early story of photography is as rich and strange as all its consequences since' Bella Bathurst, Sunday Telegraph
Roger Watson is a world authority on the early history of photography. He is the Curator of the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock Abbey and an occasional lecturer at DeMontfort University in Leicester. He is the co-author, along with historian Helen Rappaport, of Capturing the Light. Helen Rappaport is a historian with a specialism in the nineteenth century. She is the author of eleven published books, including Ekaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs and Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death that Changed the Monarchy. She is also the author, with Roger Watson, of Capturing the Light. For more information, you can visit her website at www.helenrappaport.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230764576 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230764576 |
| Title | Capturing the Light |
| Author | Roger Watson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2013-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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