Description

The book "The photographic work of Francis Frith - Photographs of Egypt and the Holy Land" from the series "The photographic perception of visual anthropology" includes a biographical presentation of the photographer Francis Frith (1822 - 1898) and his photographic work from Egypt and the Holy Land.His photographs of landscapes, architectures and human beings allowed people from Europe and North America a new view of the mysterious Orient. The visual fascination of his photographic work on the mysterious and exotic Orient with the pyramids, temples, ruins and the architecture of Cairo and Jerusalem still allows an impressive fascination for the modern viewer.