*Searchable CD ROM containing the entire book (including images)

*Over 450 color images, plus never before published images provided by the George Eastman House collection, as well as images from Ansel Adams, Howard Schatz, and Jerry Uelsmann to name just a few

The role and value of the picture cannot be matched for accuracy or impact. This comprehensive treatise, featuring the history and historical processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies, will provide the most accurate technical synopsis of the current, as well as early worlds of photography ever compiled. This Encyclopedia, produced by a team of world renown practicing experts, shares in highly detailed descriptions, the core concepts and facts relative to anything photographic. This Fourth edition of the Focal Encyclopedia serves as the definitive reference for students and practitioners of photography worldwide, expanding on the award winning 3rd edition.

In addition to Michael Peres (Editor in Chief), the editors are:

Franziska Frey (Digital Photography), J. Tomas Lopez (Contemporary Issues), David Malin (Photography in Science), Mark Osterman (Process Historian), Grant Romer (History and the Evolution of Photography), Nancy M. Stuart (Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century), and Scott Williams (Photographic Materials and Process Essentials)

* Searchable CD-ROM containing full contents of the book

* Full color throughout and highly illustrated

* World wide industry leaders contributing

邁剋爾·佩雷斯（Michael R. Peres），羅徹斯特理工學院生物醫學影像傳播係主任，同時也是該校攝影藝術與科學學院教授。自1986年他在羅切斯特理工學院任教以來，已齣版多部著作，齣席百餘場成果報告講座，並在美國、瑞典、坦桑尼亞、荷蘭、德國以及澳大利亞舉辦攝影工作 坊。佩雷斯還是倫納特·尼爾森奬提名委員會主席。2003年，他因傑齣的教學貢獻被授予艾森哈特卓越教學奬。

王瑞，國際攝影文化交流策展人和協調人、攝影傢、攝影評論傢和攝影史學者。曾在美國和中國舉辦多次個展和參加國際聯展，攝影作品被中美多傢博物館等機構永久收藏。發錶大量攝影評論、史論、西方攝影傢介紹等方麵的專業文章，在中國多所大學任客座教授。曾策劃和協調中國平遙國際攝影大展、中國濟南當代國際攝影雙年展等大型展覽項目。