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Photography: A Critical Introduction was the first introductory textbook to examine key debates in photographic theory and place them in their social and political contexts, and is now established as one of the leading textbooks in its field. Written especially for students in further and higher education and for introductory college courses, this fully revised edition provides a coherent introduction to the nature of photographic seeing.
This revised and updated fourth edition includes:
- key concepts, biographies of major thinkers, seminal references
- a full glossary of terms, comprehensive bibliography and new chapter abstracts
- updated resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites.
Individual chapters cover:
- key debates in photographic theory and history
- documentary photography and photojournalism
- personal and popular photography
- photography and commodity culture
- photography and the human body
- photography as art
- photography in the age of electronic imaging.
This lavishly illustrated fourth edition includes 105 photographs and images, of huge diversity, in full colour throughout, featuring work from Bill Brandt, Susan Derges, Rineke Dijkstra, Lee Friedlander, Fran Herbello, Hannah Höch, Karen Knorr, Dorothea Lange, Chrystal Lebas, Lee Miller, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Jacob Riis, Alexander Rodchenko, Andres Serrano and Jeff Wall.
About the Author
Liz Wells is Professor in Photographic Culture in the Faculty of Arts, University of Plymouth. Her teaching and research covers photography history, theory, criticism; contemporary photographic practices; Independent and Experimental Film and Video, with a special interest in landscape photography. Editorial Advisory Group member , Visual Communications, Sage Editorial Advisory Group member, Visual Culture in Britain, University of Manchester Press. Along with David Bate and Martin Lister, Liz Wells is currently working on a new Routledge Journal, 'Photographies', which will launch early 2008.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book, after finishing my first year of Foundation Degree in lens Based Photo media... Oh, why this wasn't on my reading list I'll never know. If is simply fantastic. One of the best books on the market to help with 'Critical and Analitical studies' from a photographic perspective. It is a must have book, and will help you to understand images from a CATS perspective.
As others have said, it is a clear well structured book, that will help you with your degree.
As others have said, it is a clear well structured book, that will help you with your degree.
19 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There is an entire section of the photographic industry built around education, this book is part of it, if you feel that this will in any way improve your photography then I suspect you will be disappointed .I would avoid this self satisfied nonsense like the plague, It is a very academic, dull book of theory which is extremely slanted to a particular viewpoint and cross referenced endlessly by other like minded academics. Hardly a balanced view. If any thing was produced to put you off image making then this is it, if however you were attempting to justify weak photography under a blanket of theoretical balderdash or realising your lack of ability as an image maker are attempting to get work in the world of education then this is the book for you.
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21 Feb 2011
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Needed it for school. came in time, writing is very um dry. people who write like this should go sit in dry grass somewhere.
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