Jubilee: 30 Years ESHPh - Congress Photography in Vienna

For anyone with an interest in the history of photography, this hefty - and fascinating - volume is a must-have. Compiled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the European Society for the History of Photography, it's a compendium of illustrated essays that reflect the society's focus on the appreciation of the photographic image from an interdisciplinary point of view. What that means here are well-written pieces on topics ranging from hand-colored photography in the 19th century Asia, to the contemporary landscape photography of the Becher school, to Albert Stieglitz's lantern slides of Europe, to the debate on the use of photos taken at Auschwitz. Impeccably designed and printed, a reference work to be treasured.