Why this shouldn't be in focus. Available about modern photography

Why take a self-portrait but cover your face with a light bulb? Why deliberately underexpose the image or photograph the ceiling? And why is it all considered art? In this book, Jackie Higgins gives an interesting and informative account of modern photography. Using the example of 100 key photographers, the author explores what inspired their work and how exactly they were created. Jackie Higgins explains the meaning of these unique photographs, and why they are blurred, overexposed or “badly” composed. The author proves once and for all that the art of photography is much more complex than it seems at first glance.