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Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives - from snapshots and tabloid newspapers to art photography in galleries and exhibitions. Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an insightful analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context.

Table of Contents
1. Forgetting Photography ; 2. Documents ; 3. Pictures ; 4. What is a photograph? ; 5. The apparatus and its image ; 6. Fantasy and remembrance ; Afterword: Digital photography ; Further reading

Photography

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    A Paperback / softback by Steve Edwards

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 24 August 2006
      ISBN-13 9780192801647
      978-0192801647
      ISBN-10 0192801643
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      Art & Photography Photography and photographs Business, Finance & Law Media, entertainment, information Politics, Philosophy & Society Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives - from snapshots and tabloid newspapers to art photography in galleries and exhibitions. Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an insightful analysis of its purpose and meaning within a wider cultural context.

      Table of Contents
      1. Forgetting Photography ; 2. Documents ; 3. Pictures ; 4. What is a photograph? ; 5. The apparatus and its image ; 6. Fantasy and remembrance ; Afterword: Digital photography ; Further reading

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