Ubiquitous photography /
The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects and people are 'captured' and distributed as images on an unprecedented scale. Many of these are shared publicly; some remain private, others...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA :
Polity Press,
2012
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2012 Cambridge, UK ; Malden, Ma : 2012 Cambridge, UK ; Malden, Ma : 2012 |
| Series: | Digital media and society series
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| Summary: | The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects and people are 'captured' and distributed as images on an unprecedented scale. Many of these are shared publicly; some remain private, others become intellectual property, and some have the potential to shape global events. In this timely introduction, the ubiquity of photography is explored in relation to interdisciplinary debates about changes in the production, distribution and consumption of images in digital culture Drawing upon a range of sources and original empirical research, Ubiquitous Photography provides a comprehensive introduction to critical academic debate and concrete developments in the field of digital photography. It is essential reading for students and scholars interested in media and society, visual culture and digital technology. Book jacket Ubiquitous Photography provides a critical examination of the technologies, practices and cultural significance of digital photography, placing the phenomenon in historical, social and political-economic context. It examines shifts in image-making, storage, commodification and interpretation, as highly significant processes of digitally mediated communication in an increasingly image-rich culture. It covers debates in social and cultural theory, the history and politics of image-making and manipulation, the current explosion in amateur photography, tagging and sharing via social networking, and citizen journalism. The book engages with key contemporary theoretical issues about memory and mobility, authorship and authenticity, immediacy and preservation, and the increased visibility of ordinary social life |
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| Physical Description: | x, 220 p. : ill. ; 21 cm x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-213) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-213) and index |
| ISBN: | 0745647146 (hbk.) 0745647146 0745647154 (pbk.) 0745647154 9780745647142 (hbk.) 9780745647142 9780745647159 (pbk.) 9780745647159 |