Photography: A Critical Introduction was the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts, and is now established as one of the leading textbooks in its field. Written especially for students in higher education and for introductory college courses, this fully revised edition provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing.Individual chapters cover:- Key debates in photographic theory and history- Documentary photography and photojournalism- Personal and popular photography- Photography and the human body- Photography and commodity culture- Photography as artThis revised and updated fifth edition includes:- New case studies on topics such as: materialism and embodiment, the commodification of human experience, and an extended discussion of landscape as genre.- 98 photographs and images, featuring work from: Bill Brandt, Susan Derges, Rineke Dijkstra, Fran Herbello, Hannah Hoch, Karen Knorr, Dorothea Lange, Chrystel Lebas, Susan Meiselas, Lee Miller, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Jacob Riis, Alexander Rodchenko, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall.- Fully updated resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites.- A full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography.Contributors: Michelle Henning, Patricia Holland, Derrick Price, Anandi Ramamurthy and Liz Wells.
Since its introduction nearly 200 years ago, photography has become part of everyday life, a position consolidated by the recent development of digital imaging and manipulation. Used to confirm identity, to sell products, to reshape the real, to visualize the news, to record and communicate the personal moment, and as an art form in its own right, photography is now one of the most accessible and pervasive of media.Photography: The Key Concepts provides an ideal guide to the place of photography in our society and to the extraordinary range of photographic genres. Outlining the history of photography and explaining the body of theory which has built up around its use, the book guides the reader through the genres of documentary, portraiture, landscape, still life, art and global photography. Illustrated with a range of historical and contemporary images and case material, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in photography.
Las obras seleccionadas de siete fotógrafos residentes en Casa de Velázquez Académie de France á España (institución francesa dedicada a la investigación y a la creación) y los discursos críticos de siete escritores de Cruce (asociacion historica independiente de artistas, criticos y teoricos del arte) se dan cita en esta publicacion desde diferentes enfoques fotograficos y teoricos.
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