Understanding Modern Photography presents an intelligent and clear analysis of modern photography through 100 fundamental photographs, with special attention to the last twenty years. From portraiture to documentary photography and from abstraction to landscape, the author identifies 100 iconic and foundational photographs that showcase innovation in the field, as well as the various expressive levels and complex processes that make up these unique works, some of which were initially rejected for being out of focus, overexposed, or poorly composed. The reader will discover how photography blurs the line between fantasy and reality and how it is capable of capturing the fluidity of time. Above all, they will learn that the art of photography is much more than just pointing and shooting.