100 photographs - National Portrait Gallery

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