- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (10 Dec 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415429188
- ISBN-13: 978-0415429184
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,393,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
About the Author
Stephen Bull is a writer, lecturer and artist. He is Course Leader for BA (Hons) Photography at the University of Portsmouth. He has written articles for Creative Camera, Photoworks and Source and contributed chapters to books such as The Media: An Introduction and Joachim Schmid: Photoworks 1982-2007.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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There seem to be many media practitioners who dismiss academic theory as irrelevant to their concerns and there are times when academics are their own worst enemy in this respect. Nevertheless, it would be a very blinkered person who failed the see the relevance of the topics covered in this book and a dull witted soul who failed to find at least some of it fascinating. Unlike many previous books dealing with photography from a theoretical perspective, the book covers not only 'serious' art and documentary but also devotes much discussion to snapshots, fashion and celebrity - forms of photography much more familiar to the majority of the population. It surveys the emerging digital landscape with insightful and lucid explorations of flickr, Facebook and digital manipulation. I thoroughly recommend this book to students and teachers as well as general readers interested in recent thinking about photography.
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I have read this book twice now! It delivers an insightful synopsis of photographic theory without getting caught up in jargon and where jargon is used it is clearly explained. The language used is accessible and delivered with personality at times there is even a bit of humour. The most important element of the book is that it is right up to date, it explores the early theories surrounding the exponential proliferation of digital images and the means of their distribution. I teach photography and I recommend it to all my students.
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I was bought this book as a present and previously had only a rudimentary knowledge of the subject matter. However, thanks to Stephen's ability to convey some potentially complex theories, in a clear manner, I have been able to learn a great deal. It is also very helpful to know that the information is up to date. A very enjoyable and interesting book.
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