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The 250-odd photographs in this book had to run an arduous gantlet of editorial selection. For each one that was chosen for publication, thousands were examined, some never before seen in this century. Those that survived represent the work of 68 great photographers; hence, the title of this book. What makes a photographer great? Not one great picture; hundreds of people, by design or accident, have achieved or stumbled upon an image that others consider great. Rather, inclusion in this collection signifies that a photographer accumulated a body of great work during his career. In photography, as in any field, greatness is a quality more easily demonstrated than defined. Yet in researching this volume, the editors encountered several factors that, taken in combination, appeared to form a definition. The first is intent. What did the photographer have in mind? When Alexander Gardner shows us an empty Civil War battlefield, he intends us to feel the sense of loss and tragedy he found there; when Lewis W. Hine poses a child beside an open door he intends us to ask, "Where does that door lead?" And when Yousuf Karsh shows us the broad brow of Nikita Khrushchev he intends that we feel t

Author

the editors of Time-Life Books

Publisher

Time-Life Books

Published

1971

Language

EN

Subjects

Photography, Arts