Photography : A Very Short Introduction
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Author: Edwards, Steve (, Research Lecturer in Art History at the Open University)
History of art / art & design styles
Published on 24 August 2006 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Very Short Introductions' series.
Paperback / softback | 176 pages, 25 black and white
211 x 119 x 11 | 150g
Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives from sensationalist images in tabloid papers and snapshots, to art photograpy displayed in galleries and sold through international art markets. In this thought-provoking exploration of the subject, Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context. He 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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