Photography as Activism: Images for Social Change - Softcover

Bogre, Michelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240812751 ISBN 13: 9780240812755

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2011-09-19 Pages: 184 Language: English Publisher: Focal Press You want to look through the lens of your camera and change the world You want to capture powerful moments in one click that will impact the minds of. other people. Photographic images are one of the most popular tools used to advocate for social and environmental awareness. This can be as close to home as drug use. prostitution. or pollution or as far away as famine. war. and the plight of refugees and migrant workers. One well-known example of an activist photographer would be landscape photographer Ansel Adams. who trudged to Washington with stunning images of the American west to advocate protecting these areas. His images and testimony were instrumental in creating the National Park System and garnering specific protection for Yellowstone National Park. More recently Robert Glenn Ketchum...

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Review:

"Michelle Bogre's volume on activist photography is a 'just right' introduction to this fascinating subject. The book has a high word-to-picture ratio for a 'photography' book, and is not about the technical side of the subject. . in plain language, Ms. Bogre defines 'activist photography,' a distinct subset of documentary photography in which the photographer often freely admits their work is not simply objective journalism.At just over 160 pages, this is not a thick book, though it covers a lot of ground tracing the history of activist photography from its very beginning to Matthew Brady, Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, the FSA photographers, W. Eugene Smith, and on to today with a profile of Sabastiao Salgado and interviews with many of the best and brightest in this field."--BetterinBlackandWhite.com

"Bogre's honest, balanced survey is supported by high-quality photographs ranging from sepia-tone to full color. Resources for aspiring activist photographers include websites for galleries, artists, events, nonprofits, and foundations. Summing Up: Highly recommended" -- L. C. Duhon, The University of Toledo, CHOICE

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0240812751
• ISBN 13: 9780240812755
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 167