Eamonn McCabe explores how science and technology allowed pioneering photographers like Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron to create a new art form.
EP2 Episode 2Mar 13, 2017
Eamonn McCabe explores how British photographers responded to historic events in the first half of the 20th century and traces the emergence of photojournalism.
EP3 Episode 3Mar 20, 2017
Eamonn McCabe traces the story of British photography from the explosion of colour images in the late 1950s to the ongoing impact of the digital revolution.
Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08k0srb
Synopsis
Eamonn McCabe celebrates Britain's greatest photographers, sees how science allowed their art to develop, and explores how they have captured the changing lives of the country.