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Photography

By Steven Edwards

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2006
ISBN
9780192801647, 0192801643
Open Library ID
OL22225613M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2858894 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
176\176
Topic
Art Photo
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

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.

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