“Burgess has made an old and arcane subject new and thrilling…Her astounding, frequently funny narrative highlights how people have always gone to outrageous lengths to get the perfect shot.”
— THE TIMES LONDON
“A scintillating history that’ll have you looking at photography in a new light.”
— kirkus, starred revieW
“A captivating whirlwind tour of photography’s early years.”
– publishers weekly
“Beautifully written, like a great work of fiction. Except, incredibly, it’s all true.”
– Phillip Prodger, former Head of Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London
“An elegantly written history that speaks to an immutable human desire “to pursue knowledge, to create something beautiful, to record a moment in time.” It’s also a lot of fun.”
— WASHINGTON POST
“An entertaining romp through the whirlwind years of early photography…Flashes of Brilliance reminds readers what a marvel photography is.”
— WALL STREET JOURNAL
“A love letter to the power of the photographic image. This beautifully written book, by writer and photo editor Anika Burgess, is a thoughtful, personal and witty meditation on how imagery does much more than just document a scene.”
— NATURE
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