{"product_id":"ubiquitous-photography-9780745647142","title":"Ubiquitous Photography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The first book to focus on the changes digital technologies have made on the production, circulation and consumption of photography.    * Considers a range of digital cameras and their contexts, from    prosumer    SLRs to cameras embedded in mobiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hand proves to be a reliable guide in taking us throughwhat remains a rather bewildering landscape.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Journal of Communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Photography is no longer a hobby or a discrete activity, and Martin Hand sets out in his lucid and engaging study just how it has become 'ubiquitous', modifying and making more visual a whole range of existing social practices.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Dant, Lancaster University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eHand's book sets contemporary photographic practices in the context of information technologies, changing cultural and economic forms, and a media-saturated society, and provides a lucid analysis of how these constitute \"ubiquitous photography\". Its combination of cultural theory, analytic insight, and ethnographic sensibility makes it indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary visual culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Beaulieu, University of Groningen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed Contents vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Ubiquitous Photography: A Short Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Visual Culture, Consumption and Technology 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Images and Information: Variation, Manipulation and Ephemerality 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Technologies and Techniques: Reconfiguring Camera, Photographer and Image 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Memory and Classification: Between the Album and the Tag Cloud 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Conclusion: Ubiquitous Photography and Public Culture 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Bibliography 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404390146391,"sku":"9780745647142","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745647142.jpg?v=1730486313","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ubiquitous-photography-9780745647142","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}