AMMO Books has reprinted The Contact Sheet, an intriguing photography book edited by Steve Crist, making it available again after the first edition sold out in a matter of months. Back in the time when photojournalists used film instead of the then non-existent digital medium, contact sheets were used to aid photographers and editors in the selection of images for enlargement and publication. They also reveal a few things about a photographer’s thought process, which is why they are valuable to researchers and admirers of past masters. This book offers an insightful look into some of the most iconic photographs and photographers of the past - from Dorothea Lange to Robert Doisneau -, unveiling rarely seen contact sheets from the original photo sessions. More than forty iconic photographs by world-famous photographers are examined in detail in The Contact Sheet, complete with short biographies and background details of the sessions themselves. The 192-page book is available from AMMO Books, priced at $39.95.

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THE CONTACT SHEET
by Steve Crist

THE CONTACT SHEET offers an insightful look into some of the most iconic photographs of our times, unveiling rarely seen contact sheets from the original photo sessions. This compilation showcases some of the most seminal photographers of our time, from Jeanloup Sieff to Dorothea Lange—revealing the depth and breadth of their photographic processes.

For every iconic photograph, many images taken before and after “the moment” are left unseen to anyone but the photographer. When the photographer creates an extraordinary or famous photograph, the unseen images take on even more importance. Examining the contact sheets from these original photographic sessions allows insight into the subject matter and the photographic process and often reveals a deeper story that has never been told. More than forty iconic photographs by world-famous photographers are examined in detail in THE CONTACT SHEET —complete with short biographies and background details of the sessions themselves. THE CONTACT SHEET is an indispensable must-have for any serious lover of fi ne photography.

About the editor: Steve Crist is the publisher of AMMO Books and has also personally edited and created outstanding titles such as GONZO by Hunter S. Thompson, The Curse of Lono by Hunter S. Thompson, Marilyn by Andre de Dienes, Jazz Life by William Claxton, Steve McQueen by William
Claxton, and The Polaroid Book by Steve Crist.

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