Organized by subject and theme, the book offers a new perspective on the photographic medium: from reportage to nature, war, portraits, still life, travel, cities, art, fashion, the nude, and sports.
Photographers featured in the collection include Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, and Helmut Newton, plus new entries from Claude Cahun, Gregory Crewdson, Chris Killip, Shirin Neshat, Cindy Sherman, and Dayanita Singh, among many others. Each image is accompanied by an engaging commentary and a brief biography of the photographer.