Photography: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives, from sensationalist images in tabloid papers, to personal family snapshots, to the art photography displayed in galleries and sold through international art markets. In this thought-provoking exploration of the subject, Steve Edwards
provides a clear, lively, and imaginative approach to the definition, importance, and meaning of photography. He combines a sense of its historical development with an analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. Edwards also discusses both well-known and more unusual
photos, from the highly controversial Cottingley Fairies to Ansel Adams landscapes, and from the shocking and influential Eddie Adams image of a Vietcong suspect being executed to the portrait/performance art work of Cindy Sherman. Edwards interrogates the way we look and think about photographs,
and considers such issues as truth and recording, objectivity and fine art, identity and memory.
Photography: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions),Steven Edwards,Oxford University Press, USA,0192801643,General,Photo Essays,Photography,Art & Architecture | Photography,History Of Art / Art & Design Styles,Media studies,Photography & Photographs,Photography / General,Press & journalism,Special kinds of photography,Video photography
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