| Introduction | |
| 1 | Introduction to abstraction |
| 2 | Defining the abstract |
| Abstraction before abstraction and unintentional abstracts | |
| 3 | Abstraction before abstraction |
| 4 | Photographic test strips |
| Abstraction in art | |
| 5 | Abstract paintings |
| Abstraction in photography | |
| 6 | Early examples of photographic abstraction |
| 7 | Photograms and abstraction |
| 8 | Experimental photography |
| Abstract realism | |
| 9 | Abstract realism |
| Contemporary abstraction | |
| 10 | Contemporary examples of photographic abstraction |
| Photographers | |
| 11 | Alvin Langdon Coburn: Vorticism |
| 12 | Alfred Stieglitz: Equivalents |
| 13 | Heinrich Heidersberger: Rhythmograms |
| 14 | Denis Brihat: Abstractions of form |
| 15 | Lisette Model: Running legs |
| 16 | Lotte Jacobi: Photogenics |
| 17 | Harry Callahan: Abstracts |
| 18 | Minor White: Equivalents, similes and visual metaphors |
| 19 | Carl Chiarenza: The nature of Abstraction |
| 20 | Jaroslav Rössler: Abstractions |
| 21 | György Kepes: Abstractions |
| 22 | Heinz Hajek-Halke: Experimental photography |
| 23 | Milos Korecek: Abstractions (Fokalke) |
| 24 | Ladislav Postupa: Experimental vision |
| 25 | Herbert Strässer: Abstracts - Foto-Grafik |
| 26 | Henry Holmes Smith: Colour abstractions |
| 27 | Barbara Kasten: Polaroid polacolor prints |
| 28 | Don Jim: Urban Artifax |
| 29 | Ellen Carey: Pulls |
| 30 | Thomas Ruff: Substrat |
| Concluding thoughts | |
| 31 | Conclusions on abstract photography |
| Introduction | |
| 1 | Introduction to abstraction |
| 2 | Defining the abstract |
| Abstraction before abstraction and unintentional abstracts | |
| 3 | Abstraction before abstraction |
| 4 | Photographic test strips |
| Abstraction in art | |
| 5 | Abstract paintings |
| Abstraction in photography | |
| 6 | Early examples of photographic abstraction |
| 7 | Photograms and abstraction |
| 8 | Experimental photography |
| Abstract realism | |
| 9 | Abstract realism |
| Contemporary abstraction | |
| 10 | Contemporary examples of photographic abstraction |
| Photographers | |
| 11 | Alvin Langdon Coburn: Vorticism |
| 12 | Alfred Stieglitz: Equivalents |
| 13 | Heinrich Heidersberger: Rhythmograms |
| 14 | Denis Brihat: Abstractions of form |
| 15 | Lisette Model: Running legs |
| 16 | Lotte Jacobi: Photogenics |
| 17 | Harry Callahan: Abstracts |
| 18 | Minor White: Equivalents, similes and visual metaphors |
| 19 | Carl Chiarenza: The nature of Abstraction |
| 20 | Jaroslav Rössler: Abstractions |
| 21 | György Kepes: Abstractions |
| 22 | Heinz Hajek-Halke: Experimental photography |
| 23 | Milos Korecek: Abstractions (Fokalke) |
| 24 | Ladislav Postupa: Experimental vision |
| 25 | Herbert Strässer: Abstracts - Foto-Grafik |
| 26 | Henry Holmes Smith: Colour abstractions |
| 27 | Barbara Kasten: Polaroid polacolor prints |
| 28 | Don Jim: Urban Artifax |
| 29 | Ellen Carey: Pulls |
| 30 | Thomas Ruff: Substrat |
| Concluding thoughts | |
| 31 | Conclusions on abstract photography |