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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 photographythe m

Title Photography / Stephen Bull.
Publisher London
New York : Routledge
Creation Date 2010
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content BOOK COVER
TITLE
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1 INTRODUCTION: PHOTOGRAPHY NOW
2 THE IDENTITY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
3 THE MEANINGS OF PHOTOGRAPHS
4 PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SALE
5 SNAPSHOTS
6 THE PHOTOGRAPH AS DOCUMENT
7 PHOTOGRAPHS AS ART
8 PHOTOGRAPHS IN FASHION
9 PHOTOGRAPHY AND CELEBRITY
10 CONCLUSION: AFTER PHOTOGRAPHY?
FURTHER READING
FURTHER RESOURCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Series Routledge introductions to media and communications
Extent 1 online resource (255 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010714548005171
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