{"product_id":"snapshot-photography-9780262544115","title":"Snapshot Photography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of the contradictions within a form of expression that is both public and private, specific and abstract, conventional and countercultural.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnapshots capture everyday occasions. Taken by amateur photographers with simple point-and-shoot cameras, snapshots often commemorate something that is private and personal; yet they also reflect widely held cultural conventions. The poses may be formulaic, but a photograph of loved ones can evoke a deep affective response. In \u003ci\u003eSnapshot Photography\u003c\/i\u003e, Catherine Zuromskis examines the development of a form of visual expression that is both public and private. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eScholars of art and culture tend to discount snapshot photography; it is too ubiquitous, too unremarkable, too personal. Zuromskis argues for its significance. Snapshot photographers, she contends, are not so much creating spontaneous records of their lives as they are participating in a prescriptive cultural ritual. A snapshot is not only a r","brand":"MIT Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524685734231,"sku":"9780262544115","price":29.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780262544115.jpg?v=1731857745","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/snapshot-photography-9780262544115","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}