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Book SynopsisDavid Low is a photographic historian based in London, UK. He received his PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, UK.
Trade Review"Picturing the Ottoman Armenian World powerfully fills the most glaring lacunae in photography studies of the Middle East: a critical and rigorous deep dive into the central role of the Armenians in the history of Armenians in the history of Ottoman photography. Low gifts us a scrupulous and erudite social and art history of Armenian photography that promises not only to change how we think of Ottoman visual culture but also shakes how we understand the history of photography writ large." * Stephen Sheehi, Wellesley College, USA *
“Low provides a ground-breaking study of photography from a neglected region of the Ottoman Empire. He tells the compelling story of multi-generational Armenian families of photographers, whose work was long believed lost in the 1915 genocide. An important contribution to both the history of photography and the social history of Ottoman Armenians.” * Armen T. Marsoobian, Southern Connecticut State University, USA *
Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Names and Transliteration Prelude: The Unfixed World 1. Escaping Constantinople, or a Little History of Photography in the Ottoman Empire 2. Approaching the Provinces, via Trebizond 3. Beginning in Erzurum 4. Leaving Harput 5. Returning to Van 6. Looking Forward, Looking Back Sailing Away From a Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
