This visually arresting book journeys across the world to present the
most candid, immediate, and provocative images captured by the biggest
names in street photography from its inception to today.
Now available in paperback, this extensive collection of the world's
best street photography captures daily life in every corner of the
globe. From pre-war gelatin silver prints to 21st-century digital
images, from documentary to abstract, from New York's Central Park to a
mountain city in Mongolia, these photographs reveal the many ways street
photography moves, informs, and excites us. The book includes work by
the likes of Margaret Bourke-White, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joel
Meyerowitz, Gordon Parks, André Kertész, Garry Winogrand, Roger Mayne,
and other masters of street photography who pushed the genre's
boundaries and continue to innovate today. Each exquisitely reproduced
photograph is accompanied by an informative text which reveals the story
behind the image. David Gibson's insightful introduction traces the
history of street photography, reflects on its broad appeal, and looks
toward the future of the genre.