Building with Light: An International History of Architectural Photography

A landmark study of architectural photography and its key themes, illustrated with arresting images from collections across the globe. From the earliest examples of the genre in the nineteenth century to today's digital revolution, renowned expert Robert Elwall skillfully focuses on the changing aesthetic of the medium worldwide.

This beautiful book charts the striking symbiotic relationship between architecture and photography, that was once described as a process of ‘building with light’. Many iconic images of much-loved buildings are reproduced since the invention of photography in the 1840s. Elwall makes the case that whilst many view architectural photography almost as a stand-in for the buildings themselves, the truth is that they are powerful interpretations which have often shaped the way that we have seen architecture.