Description: London is immersed in history yet tirelessly innovative, a city of exciting contrast. This XL portrait collates a mass of photographs retrieved from all manner of archives to present a visual map of the city--both past and present. Images of London's diverse inhabitants, streets, and sites are woven throughout the book with key cultural references and informative essays.
Brief description:
Reuel Golden is the former editor of the British Journal of Photography and the photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include Mick Rock: The Rise of David Bowie, both London and New York Portrait of a City books, The Rolling Stones, Her Majesty, the National Geographic editions, the David Bailey SUMO, and Andy Warhol. Polaroids.
Review Quotes: "A fascinating book documents London's urban development from Victorian era to the modern."-- "Evening Standard"