Contemporary Photographers: Toward a Social Landscape, edited by Nathan Lyons.

Horizon Press/George Eastman House, 1966. Includes Bruce Davidson, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, Danny Lyon, and Duane Michals. [An important exhibition that helped define photography in the 1960s, predating the better known New Documents exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art that featured only Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, and Diane Arbus.] Stiff illustrated wraps, very respectable copy, very good with a small crimp along spine and slight wear at spine tips.  Summary:

Contemporary Photographers: Toward a Social Landscape (1966) is a seminal photography catalog edited by curator and educator Nathan Lyons, published by the George Eastman House. The book accompanied a landmark exhibition that crystallized a major paradigm shift in American documentary photography, moving away from traditional, highly structured photojournalism and toward a raw, subjective, and observational approach to the everyday built environment.

The publication is highly regarded for defining the "social landscape" movement and features several key components:

• The Visionary Cohort: The catalog showcases the early, influential work of five photographers who would define a generation: Bruce Davidson, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, Danny Lyon, and Duane Michals.

• The "Social Landscape" Concept: In his editorial framework, Lyons describes how these artists interacted with the world not as detached, objective reporters, but as active participants capturing the psychological, often ironic realities of contemporary American culture.

• Distinct Visual Approaches: The book illustrates a diverse spectrum of new documentary styles—ranging from the raw street photography of Winogrand and the layered, complex frames of Friedlander to the intimate subcultural immersion of Lyon and Davidson, and the staged, poetic sequences of Michals.

As an object and a text, Toward a Social Landscape remains a foundational cornerstone of post-war photographic history, mapping out the evolution of a highly influential snapshot aesthetic that came to dominate late 20th-century visual culture.