The Genius of Photography is a BBC documentary series exploring the history of photography, from the earliest days of the photograph in the 1840s to the first decade of the 21st century.

FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos

138 years, 10 months

Units & Quizzes

5

Unlimited Lifetime access
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Certificate of Completion

The series consists of six episodes looking at all the different genres of photography from art, news and reportage, landscape and portrait photography. The series includes interviews with some of the world's greatest living photographers, such as William Eggleston, Nan Goldin and William Klein, as well as examines in detail the work of some of the greatest and most influential modern photographers, including Alexander Rodchenko, August Sander and Man Ray.

Course Currilcum

  • Episode 1 – Fixing the Shadows Unlimited
  • Episode 2 – Documents for Artists Unlimited
  • Episode 3 – Right Time, Right Place Unlimited
  • Episode 4 – Paper Movies Unlimited
  • Episode 6 – Snap Judgements Unlimited