Examining the work of some of photography s greats, this guide explains how to look at a photo and how to learn from its observation whether studying still lifes, fashion photography, publicity shots, or photojournalism and discusses the elements of composition and design in photography, as well as the complicated process underlying the capturing of images. Among the photographers whose work is featured in this book are Romano Cagnoni, James Casebere, Elliott Erwitt, Frederick Henry Evans, Walker Evans, Horst Faas, Nan Goldin, Nick Knight, Frans Lanting, Paul Outerbridge, Tim Page, Trent Parke, Cindy Sherman, Paul Strand, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Jeff Wall. Visually stunning as well as intellectually authoritative, this book proves invaluable to photographers at all levels of study and practice. Examinando el trabajo de algunos de los mejores fotografos, esta guia explica como mirar una fotografia y como aprender a traves de su observacion ya se trate de bodegones, imagenes de moda, publicidad o fotoperiodismo y estudia la composicion y el diseno en fotografia asi como el complicado proceso subyacente a la toma de imagenes. Entre los fotografos cuya labor se encuentra en este libro estan Romano Cagnoni, James Casebere, Elliott Erwitt, Frederick Henry Evans, Walker Evans, Horst Faas, Nan Goldin, Nick Knight, Frans Lanting, Paul Outerbridge, Tim Page, Trent Parke, Cindy Sherman, Paul Strand, Wolfgang Tillmans y Jeff Wall. Visualmente impresionante e intelectualmente fidedigno, este libro resulta ser invaluable para fotografos a cada nivel de estudio y practica.