Description
Book SynopsisPhotography is ubiquitous. The visual image is the predominant form of communication. Arguably it is a very democratic medium, since billions of people all over the planet take photographs on their phones, and digital storage means that expensive printing is not necessary and therefore the practice is not prohibitive. Photography is important to political and social movements and connects people in emotionally meaningful relationships.
This book explores the myriad ways in which photographs can be used: to document events, places or things; to consolidate personal identity; to pose a challenge to an idea or regime; to animate the inanimate (in other words, to breathe life into objects); to capture the fleeting and transitory; to create stories; to reveal what may be taken for granted, including seeing social practices; to enhance our perception and allow us to notice previously unnoticed details; to consolidate relationships; to represent the overlooked or marginalised; to commemorate; to authenticate; to tantalise. All these modes of photography have different possibilities, different intentions and different effects.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A Brief Summary of the History & Development of Photography
Chapter 3. How Are Photographs Distinctive?
Chapter 4. Photographic Practice for Health & Wellbeing
Chapter 5. Photography in Research (Summary of Photographic Research Methods;Photo-documentation, Photo-elicitation; Semiotic Analysis; Content Analysis)
Chapter 6. An Introduction to Re-enactment Phototherapy
Chapter 7. Therapeutic Photography
Chapter 8. Suggestions for Further Reading
