Camera Work was among the first places where Americans could see cubist art. It included beautiful reproductions of works by Rodin, Matisse, and Picasso as well as photographers like Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, and Clarence H. White. Few know about this groundbreaking journal, and many more should.

The journal also marks a period during which many artists were struggling to define a uniquely American eye/voice in the arts and Camera Work, along with The Seven Arts, were at the center of a discussion that lasted some 20 years.

You can usually find this volume only in university special collections. The reproductions are excellent and it includes many of the key articles from the original journal issues.

This book wasn't exactly what I thought I was getting, being a compiling of the photography magazine Alfred Stieglitz produced in the early 20th century. Thus, it featured many different photographers, not just Stieglitz. There was also a very wordy essay (published in three different languages!) to read. It did give me the names of a few more photographers to investigate, so that was good.

Книжка, яку варто переглядати багато разів. Повільно, читаючи кожен підпис, наскрізно, зупиняючись на окремих знімках, за номерами, за авторами через покажчик.
Адже це альбом з фотографіями. Точніше, з репродукціями репродукцій, але це вже деталі.
Camera Work містить всі фото, які були опубліковані в однойменному журналі, що виходив у США початку ХХ століття під проводом Альфреда Стігліца.
Текстова частина є пафосним дифірамбом головному редакторові, натхненникові й фундаторові журналу.