The Contact Sheet

The Contact Sheet offers an insightful look into some of the most iconic photographs of our times, unveiling rarely seen contact sheets from the original photo sessions. This compilation showcases some of the most seminal photographers of our time, from Jeanloup Sieff to Dorothea Lange-revealing the depth and breadth of their photographic processes.

For every iconic photograph, many images taken before and after "the moment" are left unseen to anyone but the photographer. When the photographer creates an extraordinary or famous photograph, the unseen images take on even more importance. Examining the contact sheets from these original photographic sessions allows insight into the subject matter and the photographic process and often reveals a deeper story that has never been told. More than forty iconic photographs by world-famous photographers are examined in detail in The Contact Sheet - complete with short biographies and background details of the sessions themselves. The Contact Sheet is an indispensable must-have for any serious lover of fine photography.