AFTER PHOTOGRAPHY - Fred Richtin
In the tradition of John Berger and Susan Sontag, Fred Ritchin analyzes the shortcomings of photography and reveals the untapped potential of this constantly evolving medium.
In this book, one of the most influential specialists in the history of photography examines the future of visual media as the digital revolution transforms images and changes the way we conceptualize the world. From photos of media events taken on cell phones to the widespread use of image surveillance, digital media have fundamentally altered the way we receive visual information. At the same time, the increased manipulation of photographs has made photography suspect as reliable documentation, raising questions about its role in telling personal and public stories.
In a world grappling with critical issues and ambiguous boundaries, Ritchin argues that it's time to start aggressively exploring the possibilities created by technological innovations and using them to better understand our rapidly changing world. The book includes 50 illustrations.
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
16.7 cm x 23.1 cm, 200 pages, good condition
ISBN 978-0393337730
In the tradition of John Berger and Susan Sontag, Fred Ritchin analyzes the shortcomings of photography and reveals the untapped potential of this constantly evolving medium.
In this book, one of the most influential specialists in the history of photography examines the future of visual media as the digital revolution transforms images and changes the way we conceptualize the world. From photos of media events taken on cell phones to the widespread use of image surveillance, digital media have fundamentally altered the way we receive visual information. At the same time, the increased manipulation of photographs has made photography suspect as reliable documentation, raising questions about its role in telling personal and public stories.
In a world grappling with critical issues and ambiguous boundaries, Ritchin argues that it's time to start aggressively exploring the possibilities created by technological innovations and using them to better understand our rapidly changing world. The book includes 50 illustrations.
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
16.7 cm x 23.1 cm, 200 pages, good condition
ISBN 978-0393337730
In the tradition of John Berger and Susan Sontag, Fred Ritchin analyzes the shortcomings of photography and reveals the untapped potential of this constantly evolving medium.
In this book, one of the most influential specialists in the history of photography examines the future of visual media as the digital revolution transforms images and changes the way we conceptualize the world. From photos of media events taken on cell phones to the widespread use of image surveillance, digital media have fundamentally altered the way we receive visual information. At the same time, the increased manipulation of photographs has made photography suspect as reliable documentation, raising questions about its role in telling personal and public stories.
In a world grappling with critical issues and ambiguous boundaries, Ritchin argues that it's time to start aggressively exploring the possibilities created by technological innovations and using them to better understand our rapidly changing world. The book includes 50 illustrations.
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
16.7 cm x 23.1 cm, 200 pages, good condition
ISBN 978-0393337730
