Since the invention of the first camera through the advent of digital photography, men and women have sought to communicate a variety of messages and document a variety of experiences both
personal and professional through their lenses. Hallmark and Congdon trace the lives of seventy-five American photographers who have had the most impact on the world of photography and the
culture at large. Whether they are capturing strinking landscape scenes, terrible workplace conditions, the minute detail of a flower, a face, or an abstract image, these photographers tell
viewers a story that is at the same time a historical record of the past and an interpretation of the future.
