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Photography (Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications)

By Stephen Bull

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2010
ISBN
0415429188, 9780415429184
LCC
TR183 .B85 2010
Google Books ID
t0FShBeVrpEC
Open Library ID
OL10206140M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6612796 bytes)
Series
Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications
Edition
1
Pages
255\255
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Photography explores the photograph in the twenty-first century and its importance as a media form. Stephen Bull considers our media-saturated society and the place of photography in everyday life, introducing the theories used to analyse photographs and exploring the impact of digital technology. The text is split into short, accessible chapters on the broad themes central to the study and analysis of photography, and key issues are explained and applied to visual examples in each chapter. Topics covered include: the identity of photography the meanings of photographs photography for sale snapshots the photograph as document photography as art photographs in fashion photography and celebrity. Photography is an up-to-date, clear and comprehensive introduction to debates about photography now and is particularly useful to media, photography and visual culture students.

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