A clear, lively, and imaginative approach to the definition, importance, and meaning of photography.
Challenges readers' notions about the definition of photography, and why it is such an important part of our cultural life.
Includes both well-known and more unusual photographs, from the highly controversial Cottingley Fairies photograph to Ansel Adams landscapes,

and from the shocking and influential Eddie Adams image of a Vietcong suspect being executed to the portrait work of Cindy Sherman.