Photography : a cultural history /
Marien, Mary Warner,author.
"The fifth edition of this indispensable survey of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to the latest advances in technology and social media platforms. Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from around the world and through the lenses of art, science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media and individual photographers. Professional, amateur and art photographers are all represented, with 'Portrait' boxes devoted to highlighting important individuals and 'Focus' boxes charting particular cultural debates."--Publisher's description
Previous edition 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-544) and index.
The origins of photography (to 1839) -- The second invention of photography (1839-1854) -- Popular photography and the aims of art -- Imaging of the social world -- Science and social science -- The great divide -- Modern life -- Art and the age of mass media -- Documentary expression and popular photography -- The human family -- The Cold war era -- Globalism, technology, and social change -- The culture of critique -- Into the twenty-first century.
"The fifth edition of this indispensable survey of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to the latest advances in technology and social media platforms. Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from around the world and through the lenses of art, science, travel, war, fashion, the mass media and individual photographers. Professional, amateur and art photographers are all represented, with 'Portrait' boxes devoted to highlighting important individuals and 'Focus' boxes charting particular cultural debates."--Publisher's description
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