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This is the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further education, higher education and introductory college courses, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. Individual chapters cover key debates and theorists; the documentary role of the camera; the popular and personal, including the family album; advertising and commodity culture; photography as fine art and photography and digital imaging. Designed to direct students to key reading and to assist understanding of central concepts, this accessible textbook includes: * Principal references in the margin * A full glossary of terms * Comprehensive end-of-chapter bibliographies * Case studies demonstrating methods of analysis The discussion of theories, case studies and developments is impressively illustrated throughout with photographs and images, their diversity reflecting the breadth of issues and practices covered. Work by Jacob Rees, Dorothea Lange and Lee Friedlander features in the discussion of documentary photography. Advertising and contemporary fashion photography are exemplified by images from early Kodak advertising and recent campaigns by Benetton. Photographers referenced in the discussion of photography as fine art include Bill Brandt, Alexander Rodchenko, Lee Miller and Ingrid Pollard. The significance of new image technologies in the 'post-photographic' era is illustrated with computer-generated images and a NASA satellite image of Earth. Liz Wells, The London Institute, Patricia Holland, Freelance Writer and Filmmaker Martin Lister, University of the West of England Derrick Price, University of the West of

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This is the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts. Written especially for students in further and higher education, it provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing. Individual chapters cover key debates and theorists; the documentary role of the camera; the popular and personal with particular attention to the family album; advertising and commodity culture; photography as fine art and photography and digital imaging. Designed to direct students of photography to key reading and assist the understanding of key terms, a list of resources which includes archives and galleries and a comprehensive bibliography. It is lavishly illustrated with over 80 illustrations.

Among these are key nineteenth-century photographers Camille Silvy and Peter Henry Emerson; documentary photographers Frank Sutcliffe and Dorothea Lange; images from Victorian and family albums; early product advertising form Kodak and contemporary fashion photography from Benetton; computer generated images and a NASA satellite image of earth; images from famous artists such as Alexander Rodchenko, Bill Brandt and Lee Miller.

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  • PublisherRoutledge
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 0415125596
  • ISBN 13 9780415125598
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  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages328
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