Product Description

This seminal text for photography students identifies key debates in photographic theory, stimulates discussion and evaluation of the critical use of photographic images and ways of seeing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109001 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 424 pages

Review
'Lucid, Smart and well illustrated ... a must for every serious student of the medium' - Deborah Bright, Professor of Photography and Art History, Rhode Island School of Design

'An essential purchase. It raises awareness of the main contemporary issues related to photographic practice' - Howard Riley, Swansea Institute of Higher Education

'The new edition changes are extremely timely and will enhance its usefulness as a textbook and teaching resource. Chapter introductions have been expanded, and in many cases given a broader and more sophisticated intellectual content. Recent developments in the field of photographic practice and theory are explored and the implications followed through in relation to the whole text ... the international perspective underpinning the text has been broadened ... the extended glossary provides an extremely useful resource in this complex interdisciplinary field' - Joanna Lowry, Kent Institute of Art and Design

From the Back Cover
Eight years after it was first published, Photography: A Critical Introduction still has no direct competitor. Carefully structured, it identifies key debates in photographic theory, is user-friendly and is ideal for stimulating discussion and evaluation of the critical use of photographic images and ways of seeing. This new edition retains the thematic structure and text features of its predecessors but also expands coverage on photojournalism, digital imaging techniques, race and colonialism. The content is updated with additional international and contemporary examples and images throughout and the inclusion of colour plates. Features of this new edition include:

*Key concepts, short biographies of kajor thinkers
*Updated international and contemporary case studies and examples
*A full glossary of terms, a comprehensive bibliography
*Resource information, including guides to public archives and useful websites

Customer Reviews

Valuable addition to any photography students bookshelf
I purchased this book as I am hoping to start a degree in photography in September 2005 and wanted to start "reading around" my subject. Although I haven't read this entire book, it is all ready proving its worth as the chapters' reference many other critical and theoretical works on photography that I have now started reading to widen my knowledge. It seems then that this book is ideal for dipping in and out of every now and then in order to push intriguing minds into other areas of the subject of photography. Therefore I'm sure it will prove a valuable addition to my bookshelf for my remaining years as a photography student.

if this enables you to improve your photography then i am a fish
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.

Good exam book
you certainly need time to read this book but if you use it as an exam guide like me its really useful!
Good clarity and pace and the index helps to find any photographic area that you want to research further.
Quite a bulky book but contains a lot of information, all which is useful!