Camille Silvy: River Scene, France (Getty Museum Studies on Art)

This beautifully produced biography of Camille Silvy includes many reproductions that serve to communicate the true breadth of Silvy's work in photography. The contrast between the singular image of the daguerreotype and the evolution of the photographic negative are contrasts within Silvy's life itself. This book provides a window into Silvy's life and the time period in which he lived.