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Book SynopsisA rigorous new thinking of the photograph in its relation to science, philosophy, and art, so as to discover an essence of photography that precedes its historical, technological, and aesthetic conditions.If philosophy has always understood its relation to the world according to the model of the instantaneous flash of a photographic shot, how can there be a “philosophy of photography” that is not viciously self-reflexive?Challenging the assumptions made by any theory of photography that leaves its own “onto-photo-logical” conditions uninterrogated, Laruelle thinks the photograph non-philosophically, so as to discover an essence of photography that precedes its historical, technological and aesthetic conditions.The Concept of Non-Photography develops a rigorous new thinking of the photograph in its relation to science, philosophy, and art, and introduces the reader to all of the key concepts of Laruelle's “non-philosophy.”

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Book Synopsis2020 was a period of groundbreaking social and political upheaval, in combination with a colossal epidemiological crisisand it urgently redefined the working conditions of photojournalists. The historic 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the devastating Covid-19 pandemic presented unique challenges for photojournalism, forcing photographers into a terrain defined by new ethical, technological, and safety (emotional and physical) concerns, as well as innovative attacks on press freedom. Through a series of interviewswith top photographers who covered 2020's biggest crises, as well as key photo editors who grappled with these unprecedented obstacles inside the newsroomThrough the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter unpacks the industry's most critical debates as it sheds light on the experiences and thought processes of the visual journalists themselves. Importantly, this book encourages readers to consider the efforts behind the camera lens: the challenges and rTrade ReviewThis powerful book focuses on the crises of 2020—but its implications go well beyond that one year. Through the Lens asks us to rethink the ways we view the world through images and to understand that unconscious sociopolitical patterns can be influenced by visuals. This important book is essential reading for anyone interested in how history and culture are shaped by the camera. SHEILA PREE BRIGHT, award-winning photog-rapher and author of #1960Now: Photographs of Civil Rights Activists and Black Lives Matter Protests Through the Lens is a nuanced and sophisticated exploration of the role of photography in the Covid-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter, two historic moments that have raised fundamental questions about photojournalism ethics, identity, and the impact of technological shifts on the field and norms of visual documentation. Dr. Walsh weaves compelling interviews with erudite analysis to contextualize the powerful photos that tell the stories of these transformational events. DR. COURTNEY RADSCH, former Advocacy Director with the Committee to Protect Journalists Through the Lens provides a rare look into the world of photojournalism, giving extraordinary insight into the experiences of those who photographed 2020’s major upheavals. It also forces us to think about the social, political, and historical dynamics of our time and the vital role that photos can play in contemporary conversations. Put simply, it is a masterful overview of the role of photography today. BARBARA DAVIDSON, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer "There have been profound critics and philosophers about photography in the past, and recently the voice I find most interesting is that of Lauren Walsh… Walsh has a particular talent of bringing voices of photographers together in conversation, to help us understand not aperture or the rule of thirds, but significantly more important things like dignity and context and purpose. Her new book, Through The Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, is a book of morals and beliefs and values that form the core of who we are, our work and why we do it." –Frames Magazine"We may be living in an image-saturated world, but the practice of photojournalism including the decisions that photo editors make and the experiences of photographers in the field rarely receive attention. Lauren Walsh’s new book, Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, aims to change that, delivering unique insights into the personal and professional challenges photojournalists faced in covering these two seismic global events." –Head On Interactional Magazine "[W]hat happens when the stories being covered force photojournalists into new areas with new ethical and physical safety concerns combined with outright attacks on the press themselves? Dr. Lauren Walsh… looks at both the ethical and safety minded challenges that photojournalists have faced covering both the Covid-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement in her new book Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter." – Blind Magazine"Richly illustrated with evocative photos, this book reminds us that photojournalism doesn’t simply mirror the world; it has the power to change it." -- YAHOO NEWS"For a field still dominated by white men, 'Through the Lens' brings a refreshing diversity of voices to a set of questions around privacy and consent, the role of captions, graphic imagery and censorship."Colin Dickey, LOS ANGELES TIMES"Visual journalism holds the power to attest, to interrogate, to educate. In the current conflicts around the world, journalists and photographers relay stories to their audiences, yet few may stop to consider how these images and news features are created and what roles they can play in future. In her new book THROUGH THE LENS: THE PANDEMIC AND BLACK LIVES MATTER, Lauren Walsh conducts interviews with leading photographers and photo editors in visual journalism during 2020’s biggest crises, and discussed the challenges they faced in this time, as well as how photojournalism continues to evolve in the present." -- Photomonitor"In her excellent new book, Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, NYU professor Lauren Walsh attempts to understand the historic year through the vantage point of the photojournalists that were on the frontlines capturing a multitude of unprecedented events. Walsh records the emotional toll that came with "covering death, destruction, and endemic racism." --VICE WORLD NEWSTable of Contents1. Introduction A note on the interviews Interviews with US-based photojournalists 2. Nina Berman 3. Patience Zalanga 4. Spencer Platt Interviews with photojournalists outside the US 5. Rodrigo Abd 6. Aly Song Interviews with Directors of Photography 7. Danese Kenon 8. MaryAnne Golon Afterword Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisThis seminal photography text, now in its 11th edition, has been revamped, reorganized, and modernized to include the most up-to-date and need-to-know information for photographers. Introducing all the key concepts and fundamentals of photography, this book is a must-have for any photographerâs bookcase.Providing examples and practical information throughout to allow photographers to apply concepts to their own work, the text explains the fundamentals of photography in an accessible way. Fully updated to reflect the dynamic changes in the industry, this 11th edition includes expanded and updated content focusing on advances in camera technology and digital lighting, connecting with the global photography industry and professional networks through social media, updated images throughout, and a new chapter on new digital outputs.Ideal as a foundational text for students of photography as well as a key reference for professionals.

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Book Synopsis*Over 450 color images, plus never before published images provided by the George Eastman House collection, as well as images from Ansel Adams, Howard Schatz, and Jerry Uelsmann to name just a few The role and value of the picture cannot be matched for accuracy or impact. This comprehensive treatise, featuring the history and historical processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies, will provide the most accurate technical synopsis of the current, as well as early worlds of photography ever compiled. This Encyclopedia, produced by a team of world renown practicing experts, shares in highly detailed descriptions, the core concepts and facts relative to anything photographic. This Fourth edition of the Focal Encyclopedia serves as the definitive reference for students and practitioners of photography worldwide, expanding on the award winning 3rd edition. In addition to Michael Peres (Editor in Chief), the editors are: <Trade Review"A huge volume of knowledge, we would call this book no less than a bible... it is something to be studied and not simply read. Every serious photographer should have a copy of The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, and anyone who is genuinely interested in learning, will find himself going over its pages again and again."--Better Photography"There is hardly an aspect of photographic practice and equipment that is not covered in this encyclopedia." -- The Picture Professional, Quarterly Magazine of the American Society of Picture Professionals, third issue 2007"This work is without doubt one of the most important single-volume encyclopedias in print.""It is a must purchase for all public and academic librabries, and the relatively low price puts it within reach of most individuals who are involved in the photographic arts."-CHOICE (Nov. 2007)"This wonderful encyclopedia is long overdue."-CHOICE (Nov. 2007)

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Book Synopsis*Over 450 color images, plus never before published images provided by the George Eastman House collection, as well as images from Ansel Adams, Howard Schatz, and Jerry Uelsmann to name just a few The role and value of the picture cannot be matched for accuracy or impact. This comprehensive treatise, featuring the history and historical processes of photography, contemporary applications, and the new and evolving digital technologies, will provide the most accurate technical synopsis of the current, as well as early worlds of photography ever compiled. This Encyclopedia, produced by a team of world renown practicing experts, shares in highly detailed descriptions, the core concepts and facts relative to anything photographic. This Fourth edition of the Focal Encyclopedia serves as the definitive reference for students and practitioners of photography worldwide, expanding on the award winning 3rd edition. In addition to Michael Peres (Editor in Chief), the editors are: <Trade Review"A huge volume of knowledge, we would call this book no less than a bible... it is something to be studied and not simply read. Every serious photographer should have a copy of The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, and anyone who is genuinely interested in learning, will find himself going over its pages again and again."--Better Photography"There is hardly an aspect of photographic practice and equipment that is not covered in this encyclopedia." -- The Picture Professional, Quarterly Magazine of the American Society of Picture Professionals, third issue 2007"This work is without doubt one of the most important single-volume encyclopedias in print.""It is a must purchase for all public and academic librabries, and the relatively low price puts it within reach of most individuals who are involved in the photographic arts."-CHOICE (Nov. 2007)"This wonderful encyclopedia is long overdue."-CHOICE (Nov. 2007)Table of ContentsHistory and the Evolution of Photography; Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century; Digital Photography; Contemporary Issues; Scientific Photography; 20th Century Photographic Materials and Process Essentials

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Book SynopsisFocusing on fieldcraft techniques for macro and close-up photography, Thompson covers the vital but often overlooked skills necessary to achieve consistent professional results in the field. Case studies covering a broad and often challenging group of subjects from the seashore to your back garden form the core of the lavishly illustrated book. Biology, life history, subject behaviour and ethics along with best practice approaches are discussed in detail and underpinned with photographic tips. The book is divided into four sectionsDigital Fundamentals, Fieldcraft & Methodology, Portfolio Case Studies, Digital Workflow & Presentationcovering the full photographic process from capture through to editing, captioning, development and storage are discussed. Moving beyond the surface-level approach to macro instruction, this book provides readers with techniques that work in the field. Illustrated with over 250 of the author''s own inspiring images, this publicTrade Review"Every image is accompanied by details of the camera used, lens, focal distance, aperture, and ISO. He reveals natural and artificial lighting techniques, as well as tricks of the trade, learned over years and years of dedicated fieldcraft. The emphasis is very much on ‘art and fieldcraft.’ But the author also emphasizes the importance of ethics in nature photography, something that we as photographers must adhere to at all times. His dedication to capturing his subjects in camera and his incredible knowledge is inspirational. Each page oozes with information that every bona fide nature photographer should know."—Bill Power, FIPF, ARPS, EFIAP/s, EPSA; Fellow of the Irish Photographic Federation"This is both a beautiful and intensely-practical book from a master of his trade, covering everything you could need or want to know in order to improve your close-up photography of butterflies, moths and other wildlife. Set out in four parts, the book covers all the fundamentals of digital photography and kit, fieldcraft and methodology, case studies and a brief section on processing and presenting your images.Lavishly illustrated with Robert Thompson’s superb images, not just of Lepidoptera but a wide range of subject from fungi to fish, this book is a joy to browse as well as a fount of information and hands-on tips."—Richard Fox, Butterfly-Conservation.org"Close-up and Macro Photography focuses on fieldcraft techniques and is divided into four neat sections: Digital Fundamentals, Fieldcraft & Methodology, Portfolio Case Studies and Digital Workflow & Presentation. Each section is generously illustrated with the author’s wonderful images, and the text is full of hard-won knowledge: who knew, for instance, that the pupae of some moths resembles polished wood? Whether you are a keen close-up photographer or a passionate naturalist, this book will satisfy your needs."—Tracy Calder, Amateur Photographer Magazine – March 2018"With Robert Thompson, you have an author and photographer at the top of his game ... This book provides a very good level of knowledge without being inaccessible on the one hand or of being guilty of trivialisation on the other."—Paul Harcourt Davies, learnmacro.com"It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, or an experienced enthusiast, this book sets the benchmark for all future books on close-up and macro photography. If you are a professional photographer, then this book is also of immense value to you. Why? Because it represents a superb example of what us amateurs want from a photography book—full of extremely useful advice set out in a clear and concise manner, together with stunning images throughout that we all want to strive for."—Robert Kent, MacroPhotographyWorld.comTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE DIGITAL FUNDAMENTALSHAVING A PHOTOGRAPHIC ROADMAP DIGITAL CAMERAS TRIPODS & CAMERA SUPPORT DEVICES EXPOSURE AND METERING MODES UNDERSTANDING ISO APERTURE DEPTH OF FIELD UNDERSTANDING WHITE BALANCE FILE FORMATS MEMORY CARDS HISTOGRAMS LENSES LIGHT UNDERSTANDING FLASH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD BACKGROUNDS CUSTOM-DESIGNED EQUIPMENT PART TWO FIELDCRAFT & METHODOLOGYSETTING UP YOUR CAMERA FOR MACRO COMPOSITION & ORIENTATION IN THE FIELD WIDE-ANGLE MACRO MACRO ON THE MOVE THE OUTDOOR FIELD STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHING FURTHER AFIELD PHOTOGRAPHING IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONS MACRO THROUGH THE SEASONS BEYOND LIFE-SIZE ACCESSORIES FOR MACRO MY FIELD EQUIPMENT FILTERS PART THREE PORTFOLIO CASE STUDIESJEWELS OF THE INSECT WORLD (Dragonflies & Damselflies) MEADOW DANCERS (Butterflies) NATURE’S NOCTURNAL BUTTERFLIES (Moths) LIFE IN THE FOLIAGE (The Larval Phase of Butterflies & Moths) NATURE’S FLORAL GARDEN (Plants) THE KINGDOM OF THE UNDERWORLD (Fungi) LIFE IN FRESHWATER (The Aquatic Environment) LIFE ON THE SHORELINE (Coastal Creatures & Rockpools) PATTERNS ON BARK & STONE (Lichens) NATURE’S GRAND DESIGNS (Patterns & Abstracts)NATURE ON YOUR DOORSTEP (Macro in the Garden) PART FOUR DIGITAL WORKFLOW & PRESENTATIONDIGITAL WORKFLOW & PRESENTATION CONTACT DISPLAYS & PANELS PRESENTING & PUBLISHING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ADDITIONAL RESOURCESINDEX

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Book SynopsisComing from the perspective that true inspiration and great image making are at the core of any high-level photographic endeavour, Achieving Your Potential as a Digital Photographer presents an organized and cohesive plan for kickstarting creativity, and then taking the resulting work into the real world. The ideas presented have been formulated by Harold Davis over many years working as a creative artist and award-wining photographer, and in the celebrated workshops he has developed and led all around the world. These concepts are presented with accompanying exercises so that readers can put them into everyday practice as well as workbook pages bound into the book for note taking and journaling. This book will enrich your photographic practice whether the goal is simply to enrich your photography or to make money from your work.Trade Review"[This book] incorporates Davis’ signature beautiful imagery and graphic vitality to help every photographer find his or her personal goals. The book is vintage Harold Davis: graphically lively, amply though out and informed by Davis’ unique sense of organization and creative vision. It’s well worth checking this title out" – Rangefinder Magazine Table of Contents1. Becoming a More Creative Photographer; 2. Achieving Your Goals; 3. What do you really want?; 4. Contrary to what you may have heard, it’s not all about marketing; 5. The tools we live by in the Internet era; 6. Workbook/Activity section

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Book SynopsisAdobe Photoshop CC for Photographers by Photoshop hall-of-famer and acclaimed digital imaging professional Martin Evening has been revamped for a thirteenth edition to include detailed instruction for all of the updates to Photoshop CC on Adobe's Creative Cloud, including significant new features, such as faster Camera Raw processing, Blur Gallery noise matching, and new export options for quick image-saving and layers as separate documents. This guide covers all the tools and techniques photographers and professional image editors need to know when using Photoshop CC, from workflow guidance to core skills to advanced techniques for professional results. Using clear, succinct instruction and real world examples, this guide is the essential reference for Photoshop users. Accompanying the book is the photoshopforphotographers.com website, fully updated with new sample images, tutorial videos, and bonus chapters.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Photoshop Fundamentals2. Camera Raw Image Processing3. Sharpening and Noise Reduction4. Image Editing Essentials5. Black and White6. Extending the Dynamic Range7. Image Retouching8. Layers, Selections and Masking9. Blur, Optical and Lighting Effects Filters10. Image Management11. Print Output12. Automating PhotoshopIndex

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Book Synopsis#1 New York Times BestsellerTHE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOKPublished in celebration of BTS's 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and all album information.After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before.BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from befor

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Book SynopsisRoyal women wield a unique, quiet kind of power. They use their clothing choices and their styling preferences to create a visual brand that is at once aspirational and accessible, and to project a sartorial statement that encompasses their values, priorities, and beliefs. For Britain's modern monarchy, fashion is often their most powerful and prominent political statement. And for this reason, it is ripe for dissection--from the tip of the fascinator to the toe of the pump. Filled with hundreds of 4-color photos and presented in a luxurious, coffee table-ready package, HRH will be split into four sections, each covering one of the four royals. The book will build off of Elizabeth's Instagram series, So Many Thoughts (SMT), by expanding her signature royal commentary to include deep-dive essays on both the royal women she studies and broader topics such as the cultural history of the hat and the role of social media in royal commentary. And of course, HRH will include plenty of the iTrade ReviewA Town & Country Must-Read Book of Fall 2020 One of Cosmopolitan's Best Nonfiction Books of 2020 The photos are stunning, but the best parts are the behind-the-scenes fashion tidbits sprinkled throughout the text... author Holmes' narrative effortlessly pulls us through the sweep of history, from WWII to Megxit, outfit by outfit. This is a visual feast suitable for fashionistas and royal watchers alike. - Booklist, starred review Fans of the British royal family will enjoy this spirited retrospective, which should prove popular with a range of readers. - Library Journal, starred review ...dives deep into royal style with humor, wit, and heart, into this gorgeous and photo-driven 300-plus-page tome on what Britain's royal women wear and the secret messages those clothes send. Read it once and you'll never look at getting dressed the same way again. - Town & Country A flattering and thoroughly enjoyable assessment of style choices made by Queen Elizabeth II, Diana Spencer, Kate Middleton, and Meghan Markle...Holmes makes a strong case, in enthusiastic prose along with lavish photographs of all four women, that her subjects' sartorial choices say as much about their positions in the royal family as they do about their individual identities. - Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThe childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists, from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir. Yet, women continue to be represented as childlike in the western fashion media, despite the historical connotations of inferiority. This book questions why such images still hold appeal to contemporary women, after three, or even four, waves of feminism.Focusing on the period of 19902015, Picturing the Woman-Child traces the evolution of childlike femininity in British fashion magazines, including Vogue, i-D and Lula, Girl of my Dreams. These images draw upon a network of references, from Kinderwhore and Lolita to Alice in Wonderland and the femme-enfant of Surrealism.Alongside analysis of fashion photography, the book presents the findings of original research into audience reception. Inviting contemporary women to comment on images of the woman-child' provides an insight into the meaning of this figure as well as an evalTrade ReviewThis fascinating book centres on a paradox in visual culture: why do contemporary messages of female empowerment sit alongside a proliferation of images of childlike femininities? Examining magazine fashion spreads over 25 years, Picturing the Woman-Child offers a compelling analysis of four figures and the ways they are understood. * Rosalind Gill, City, University of London, UK *Morna Laing’s nuanced and layered analysis of childlike femininities in fashion imagery is eye-opening. She weaves together a compelling theoretical, historical, and visual analysis, offering the reader a new perspective on and a deeper understanding of these pervasive cultural depictions of women. * Jennifer Farley Gordon, independent researcher, writer and curator, USA *Morna Laing's Picturing the Woman-Child is essential reading for anyone seeking insight into fashion photography and the politics of the gaze. * Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at FIT, New York, USA *Picturing the Woman-Child is an elegantly textured study of the complex history of childlike femininities, sharply observing how the concept has been centralized in contemporary European fashion media. Morna Laing offers us scholarly exploration at its finest, an analysis at once beautiful, poetic and sophisticated. This is a much-anticipated study that demystifies the cultural imagery of childlike femininities and deconstructs their allures that have long attracted artists, fashion practitioners, men, and, perhaps surprisingly, women themselves. A delightful book which will become central to our thinking on femininities. * Masafumi Monden, University of Sydney, Australia *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction PART I 2. Fashion Photography and Gender 3. Childlike Femininity: A History of Feminist Critique 4. Between Image and Spectator: Reception Studies as Visual Methodology PART II 5. The Romantic Woman-child, Lost from Home 6. Fashion’s Femme-enfant-fatale: Surrealism, Curiosity and Alice in Wonderland 7: Rewriting Lolita in Fashion Photography 8: Kinderwhore: From Catwalk to Slutwalk Post-script: Looking Backwards to Look Forwards Bibliography Index Appendix 1. Participant Demographics

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Book SynopsisIn 1945, French political prisoners returning from the concentration camps of Germany coined the phrase ''the concentrationary universe'' to describe the camps as a terrible political experiment in the destruction of the human. This book shows how the unacknowledged legacy of a totalitarian mentality has seeped into the deepest recesses of everyday popular culture. It asks if the concentrationary now infests our cultural imaginary, normalizing what was once considered horrific and exceptional by transforming into entertainment violations of human life. Drawing on the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt and the analyses of violence by Agamben, Virilio, Lacoue-Labarthe and Nancy, it also offers close readings of films by Cavani and Haneke that identify and critically expose such an imaginary and, hence, contest its lingering force.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Series Preface: Concentrationary Memories: The Politics of Representation, Griselda Pollock and Max Silverman Introduction A Concentrationary Imaginary?, Griselda Pollock Part I. Thinking 1. Framing Horror, Adriana Cavarero 2. Between Realism and Fiction: Arendt and Levi on Concentrationary Imaginaries, Olivia Guaraldo 3. Totality, Convergence, Synchronization, Ian James Part II. Desire 4. Wrap me up in Sadist Knots: Representations of Sadism—From Naziploitation to Torture Porn, Aaron Kerner 5. Redemption or Transformation: Blasphemy and the Concentrationary Imaginary in Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter (1974), Griselda Pollock Part III. Camp 6. Seep and Creep: the Concentrationary Imaginary in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island (2010), Benjamin Hannavy Cousen 7. Haneke and the Camps, Max Silverman 8. Spec(tac)ularizing ‘Campness’: Nikita and La Femme Nikita the Series, Brenda Hollweg Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisDavid Mather is an art historian of early twentieth-century and interwar European art. He lives and works in Southern California, USA.Trade ReviewDavid Mather’s Futurist Conditions is an essential contribution to the study of Italian Futurism. Replacing the machine with the camera and temporal contingency as central themes, Mather produces highly original new readings of well-known Futurist works, including Boccioni’s Unique Forms. * Linda Dalrymple Henderson, David Bruton, Jr. Centennial Professor in Art History, The University of Texas at Austin, USA *Offering a fresh perspective on Italian futurism, David Mather argues that critics have overplayed the movement’s reputed interest in the destructive effects of technology. It was through the camera that futurists turned towards more spiritual aims. Utilizing Giacomo Balla and Umberto Boccioni as exemplars, Mather imaginatively rethinks their inventions through the lens of photography. * Nancy Perloff, Curator, Modern & Contemporary Collections, Getty Research Institute, USA *With exceptional care and concern, David Mather offers us a brilliant yet moving eulogy for modern art by revealing the violent creativity of a future fixated on the past and the deep wrinkles connecting art and technology with authoritarianism and reactionary politics. * Jimena Canales, author of A Tenth of a Second: A History (2009) and others *Table of ContentsList of Plates List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Temporal Imagination 1. The Bragaglias’ Unreality 2. Balla’s Transformation 3. Boccioni’s Body-Buildings Conclusion: Collective Condition Index

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Book SynopsisVanessa Rocco is Associate Professor of Humanities & Fine Arts at Southern New Hampshire University, USA and former Associate Curator at the International Center of Photography (ICP), USA. She is co-editor of The New Woman International: Representations in Photography and Film from the 1870s to the1960s (2011). Rocco organized numerous exhibitions and publications at the ICP, including Louise Brooks and the 'New Woman' in Weimar Cinema (2007), Modernist Photography: Selections from the Daniel Cowin Collection (2005), and Expanding Vision: Moholy-Nagy's Experiments of the 1920s (2004). Her reviews and articles about photography and exhibitions have also appeared in numerous prestigious journals.Trade ReviewVanessa Rocco’s Photofascism is an outstanding achievement: a theoretically sophisticated and analytically compelling exposé of the way that the Italian and German dictatorships exploited exhibition culture in order to secure mass loyalty. Today, moreover, in light of fascism’s return, Rocco’s insights have assumed an uncanny contemporary relevance. * Richard Wolin, Distinguished Professor of History and Comparative Literature, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA *Photofascism provides a fascinating, timely, and theoretically rich analysis of the photographic exhibition as a potent piece of the twentieth-century fascist propaganda machine. Rocco has written a historically and geographically grounded study with compelling implications for contemporary society. * Dolores Flamiano, Professor, James Madison University School of Media Arts & Design, USA *Rocco’s study represents a timely addition to the consolidated literature on photography as a means of seductive political persuasion and the monumental staging of power in interwar Europe. * Maria Antonella Pelizzari, Professor of Art History, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USA *Rocco delineates a history of the fascist exhibition spaces of spectacle in the 1930s and emphasizes just how much the mediums of photography and film have been engaged to enhance false narratives. Her extensive research provides a history for the way that photo-based imagery has been - and still is - engineered to immerse us in spectacle until we can no longer see the ideological water in which we swim. * Lisa Jaye Young, ArtPulse *A disturbing look into how German and Italian dictatorships of the 1930s utilized photography, film, and exhibitions—and how modern rallies aren’t much different. * Daily Beast, ‘Power of Photography’ *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Designing, Displaying, Facilitating Fascism Chapter 1: Last Stop Before Photofascism: Activist Photo Spaces and the Exhibition of the Building Workers Unions, Berlin 1931 Chapter 2: ‘Acting on the Visitor’s Mind’: Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution, Rome 1932 Chapter 3: Nazis Ascendant: The Camera, Berlin 1933 Chapter 4: “A Fundamental Irony”: The Venice International Film Festivals 1932-36 Chapter 5: Both/And: German and Italian Photography Exhibitions in 1936 and 1937 Epilogue: Total War, 1938-1942, and Visual Culture in the 21st century Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisArthur Conan Doyle is best known as the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories. However, his works are far more extensive than these familiar works. They include historical novels, political pamphlets, historical studies, science fiction novels and, last but not least, numerous publications on spiritualism. Photography plays a central role in his work and gives rise to a highly peculiar world of imagination. The photographs allow us to take a look at the world in around 1900 with all its oddities. For Conan Doyle?s contemporaries, Sherlock Holmes was a real figure. To Conan Doyle, photographs of elves, the dead and ghosts testified to their existence. This book collects these images, along with the imaginarium that surrounds them.

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Book SynopsisNineteenth-century photography is usually thought of in terms of black and white' images, but intense experimentation with generating and fixing colors pre-dated the public announcement of the daguerreotype in 1839. Introducing readers to the long, frequently overlooked story of the relationship of color to photography, this short anthology of primary sources includes: accounts of the scientific search for color by Elizabeth Fulhame and Sir John Herschel;photographers'' views on color; extracts from the photographic press and from manuals on handcoloring; and accounts by critics such as John Ruskin. The volume provides a fresh perspective on the culture, history and theory of early photography, demonstrating why scientists, philosophers, photographers, literary writers and artists were so fascinated by the potential for polychrome in photographs. With an introductory essay arguing that from the earliest days of photography the prospect of color loomed large in the imagination of its crTrade Review"A fascinating insight into the ways in which early practitioners of photography and art historians and philosophers more generally thought about the importance of color in the 19th century. - Caroline Blinder, Goldsmiths University, UK An extremely useful book for students – both undergraduate and graduate students taking History of Photography courses, and those taking broader based courses (especially as a graduate level) on Victorian Visual Culture - Kate Flint, University of Southern California, USA"Table of ContentsList of figures Introduction A Note on the Texts Texts Section 1: ‘In traces represented by tints’: Monochrome/polychrome. 1. From: J. C. Le Blon, Coloritto or the Harmony of Colouring in Painting (1720). 2. From: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Theory of Colours (1840). 3. From: John Ruskin “Of Turnerian Light,” Modern Painters IV, (1856). 4. From: French Discovery – Pencil of Nature, from “The New Art,” The Literary Gazette, Feb. 2, 1839. 5. From: M. Claudet, “The Progress and Present State of the Daguerreotype Art,”(1843-1844). 6. “Calotypes,” The Literary Gazette (March 12, 1842). 7. From: Charles Martel, “Colour in its Relation to Photography,” The Photographic News, August 1860. Section 2: ‘Exposed to the Sunbeams’: Chemical Reactions/’Vegetable colours’.8. Elizabeth Fulhame, Preface to, and extracts from, An Essay on Combustion (1794). 9. Thomas Wedgwood and Humphrey Davy, “An Account of a Method of copying Paintings upon Glass,” June (1802). 10. From: John F. W. Herschel, ‘On the Action of the rays of the Solar spectrum on Vegetable Colours, and Some New Photographic Processes’, (1842).Section 3: ‘Graphy’ and ‘Photos’: the Color Purple. 11. From: W. Cole, PURPURA ANGLICANA, being a discovery of a shell-fish found on the shores of the Severn . . .(1686). 12. From: “The Action of Light on the Colouring Matter from the ‘Murex”’ Sept.1, 1860. 13. From: John Ruskin, “The Queen of the Air: Athena Keramitis II,” 1869. Section 4: ‘Apollo and Apelles’: Coloring by hand.14. From: Pliny the Elder, Book 25, Ch. 36, The Natural History. Trans. John Bostock and H. T. Riley (1855). 15. From: L. Mansion, Letters Upon the Art of Miniature Painting (London: 1822). 16. “Photography and Painting,” The Literary Gazette (Jan. 10, 1846). 17. From: Henry Morley (1822-1894) and William Wills (1810-1880), “Photography” March 19, (1853). 18. From: Alfred H. Wall, A Manual of Artistic Colouring, as applied to Photographs. (1861). 19. “Colouring Photographs. –No. I.” (1863). Section 5: “Direct” and “Indirect” Color. 20. From: Robert Hunt, “On the Application of Science to the Fine and Useful Arts. Heliochrome,” Oct. 1851. 21. From: “Those who Live in Glass Houses,” Nov. 26, 1864. 22. From: Gabriel Lippmann, “Colour Photography,” April 30, 1896. 23. From: Sarah Angelina Acland, “The Spectrum Plate. Theory: Practice: Result,” (23 August 1900). 24. From: Yevonde, In Camera (1940). Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Making of Visual News sets out to show how photography has changed the way we read, report and sell the news. It investigates how photographs first became news images at the end of the nineteenth century and how magazines in the USA, the UK, France and Germany have put them to use ever since. Drawing on a wide selection of images, author Thierry Gervais (in collaboration with Gaëlle Morel) analyses news photographs in the context of their original presentation in print. Highly illustrated, the book contains 85 full colour magazine layouts and spreads, offering the reader a view of how photographs were and are used in print publications, including Life, Picture Post, the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung and VU. It examines how photographs were employed to attract new readers throughout the twentieth century, arguing that photography was the main tool by which news editors sought to communicate the news and attract a broader readership. Looking beyond the roles of photographer and journaTrade ReviewRichly illustrated and clearly written, this book firmly and definitively anchors such well-known mid-century photo weekly magazines as LIFE in a much longer history. Photojournalism is meticulously and meaningfully given its vital role in shaping information and communication since the nineteenth century in this excellent survey - Co-Editor of Getting the Picture and The Visual Culture of the News - Vanessa R. SchwartzTable of ContentsIntroduction The invention of the magazine (1843-1918)From a photographThe halftone agePress photographersThe role of the art directorReflections of the warGeneral news magazines: European know-how (1919-1936)Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung before the warThe postwar German press: a competitive marketPropagandist visual strategies A style for news magazinesAn aesthetics of transparencyVU: a photographic workshopNarrating the newsThe Life model and the standardization of news magazines (1936-1976)From idea to actuality: the beginnings of LifeDramatizing the newsFrom the photographic essay to the pictorial essayChallenges to authorityTowards diversificationConclusion

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Book SynopsisIn literature and the visual arts, zero degree represents a neutral aesthetic situated in response to and outside of the dominant cultural order. Starting from Roland Barthes' 1953 book Writing Degree Zero, this volume examines the historical, theoretical and visual aspects of the term in collaboration with artist and writer Victor Burgin.

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Book SynopsisA fun yet incisive look at celebrity in the modern age of gossip blogs, supermarket tabloids and brazen paparazzi. The world's obsession with celebrity has never been so heated and its craving for instantaneous, extraneous celebrity news in the information age has never been so shallow.

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Book SynopsisA collection of images of dogs - from work dogs to beloved pets - around the world, and an essay exploring the citizenry and culture of dogs in our society.

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Book SynopsisThis pragmatic text helps students master the craft of copy editing--including both the editing skills and the people skills essential to professional success. Experienced newspaper copy editor and professor John Russial covers the fundamentals and more: how to edit for grammar, punctuation, usage, and style; attend to broader issues of fairness and focus; develop strong headlines and other display elements; and work collaboratively with reporters, other editors, and designers. Special attention is given to the copy editor's role as critical thinker and coach as well as resident wordsmith. Throughout, proven editing strategies are explained and numerous concrete examples and practical tips offered. Trade ReviewStrategic Copy Editing offers a bridge between the world of stylebooks and reporting texts and the wider, unscripted world of professional copy editing. The emphasis on decision making, coaching, and critical thinking is particularly valuable to editors-in-training moving from classroom exercises to real stories written on real deadlines by real colleagues. Discussions of headlines and story form show a solid, nuanced awareness of how the rules got there, when and why they might need to be refined or reshaped, and how editors can do so in a day-to-day, practical context.--Fred Vultee, University of Missouri School of JournalismRussial has poured his impressive professional background into a richly comprehensive guide to editing. Beginning editing students will come away with a full understanding of what it means to be a copy editor. Advanced students will discover not only familiar topics mined with greater depth, but also topics seldom covered in typical textbooks; for example, how to work with the reporter as well as the story. The tips and strategies given at the end of most chapters offer advice that even professional copy editors would find useful. Strategic Copy Editing should be on the desk of anyone interested in the transformation of words and art into a coherent and compelling message.--Deborah Gump, Knight Ohio Program for Editing and Editing Education, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio UniversityJohn Russial's strategic approach to copy editing is what sets this book apart from others in the field. He looks at editing from the inside out, and from the outside in, and how the ‘people factor' affects it all. The book is philosophical, yet practical. It's a tool that anyone teaching editing will find rich and rewarding. Russial affords the copy editor--whether novice or advanced--the opportunity to understand not only what to do, but also why to do it.--Malcolm Gibson, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, The University of KansasIn addition to explaining the what and how of copy editing, John Russial explains the why thoroughly and persuasively. A great strength of his book lies in the dignity and force with which he lays out the importance of our obscure but essential craft.--John E. McIntyre, Assistant Managing Editor/Copy Desk, The Baltimore Sun -Table of ContentsServes as a primary text in undergraduate and graduate-level editing courses. 1. Introduction: What Do Copy Editors Do?2. Mechanics: The Nuts and Bolts3. Accuracy4. Precision and Language5. Logic and Form6. Fairness and Legality7. Working with People8. Introduction to Display Type9. Headline Basics10. Headlines: The Next Level11. Other Display Elements12. Words and Images Together13. Page Design14. The Future of Copy Editing15. Pursuing Excellence

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Book SynopsisThese visually stunning photographs capture the statues and monuments of Central Park up close.

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