100 Photographs

The National Portrait Gallery is home to more than a quarter of a million photographs that provide a fascinating commentary on British history and culture and on the development of photographic practice from its beginnings in the 1840s all the way up to th e present day. With an introduction from the Gallery’s Head of Photographs , this bo ok reveals the stories and techniques behind some of the most popular images in the Gallery’s Collection. 100 P hotograph s presents a selection of images of significant individuals who have shaped the last two and a half centuries of British life, from Charles Darwin to David Attenborough , from Virginia Woolf to Kate Moss, captured by artists as diverse as Oscar Rejlander , Ju lia Margaret Cameron and Mario Testino . Each image is accompanied by an extended caption with key information on the sitter and the artist

Presents 100 photographic highlights from the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery that chronicle the journey of photography - from the images of Camille Silvy to David LaChapelle.