Books in the Aperture Ideas series

Presents the tale of contemporary photography, starting with a pivotal moment: Robert Franks seminal work in the 1950s. This book begins with Franks challenge to the notion of photography's objectivity with the grainy, off-handed spontaneity of "The Americans".

"A collection of essays by Sunil Gupta offers an unparalleled firsthand account of the influential photographer and curator's practice since the 1970s"--