When shots ring out, photographers shoot back. Their images can startle, inform, and serve as witness. Mundane and profound, gruesome and compelling, crime photographers are, for better or worse, part of our world. Featuring many rare and never-before-seen images, this heavily illustrated book sheds new light on the role of crime photography in our history and in our culture.
These are pictures we see once and never forget: an autopsy photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald; the bodies of Lizzie Borden's parents, photographed in the room where they were slain; celebrity mugshots, including Elvis Presley and Bill Gates, and pictures of OJ Simpson wearing shoes that match the footprints at the murder scene.
Photographic historian Gail Buckland has selected the most provocative and informative images and provides illuminating observations throughout the book. Harold Evans ('The American Century') offers a lively commentary.
