Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination
The advent of photography opened up new worlds to 19th century viewers, who were able to visualize themselves and the world beyond in unprecedented detail. But the emphasis on the photography's objectivity masked the subjectivity inherent in deciding what to record, from what angle and when. This text examines this inherent subjectivity. Drawing on photographs that come from personal albums, corporate archives, commercial photographers, government reports and which were produced as art, as record, as data, the work shows how the photography shaped and was shaped by geographical concerns.
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Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination
The advent of photography opened up new worlds to 19th century viewers, who were able to visualize themselves and the world beyond in unprecedented detail. But the emphasis on the photography's objectivity masked the subjectivity inherent in deciding what to record, from what angle and when. This text examines this inherent subjectivity. Drawing on photographs that come from personal albums, corporate archives, commercial photographers, government reports and which were produced as art, as record, as data, the work shows how the photography shaped and was shaped by geographical concerns.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781860647529 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 01/24/2003 |
Series: | International Library of Human Geography |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 368 |
Product dimensions: | 6.69(w) x 9.62(h) x (d) |
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