Picturing Place – Photography and the Geographical Imagination

Title: Picturing Place - Photography and the Geographical Imagination
Author: Schwartz, Joan
Price: $64.00

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.

Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
Publication date: 24/01/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781860647529
Publishing status: Last copy available