Photography: The Key Concepts - Softcover

Bate, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857854933 ISBN 13: 9780857854933

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

Synopsis

Providing a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the study of photography, this second edition of Photography: The Key Concepts has been expanded and updated to cover more fully contemporary changes to photography.

Photography is a part of everyday life; from news and advertisements, to data collection and surveillance, to the shaping of personal and social identity, we are constantly surrounded by the photographic image. Outlining an overview of photographic genres, David Bate explores how these varied practices can be coded and interpreted using key theoretical models. Building upon the genres included in the first edition – documentary, portraiture, landscape, still life, art and global photography – this second edition includes two new chapters on snapshots and the act of looking. The revised and expanded chapters are supported by over three times as many photographs as in the first edition, examining contemporary practices in more detail and equipping students with the analytical skills they need, both in their academic studies and in their own practical work.

An indispensable guide to the field, Photography: The Key Concepts is core reading for all courses that consider the place of photography in society, within photographic practice, visual culture, art, media and cultural studies.

About this title

Book Description:

Including two new chapters and three times the number of images, the second edition of Photography: The Key Concepts offers an expanded and comprehensive introduction to the key concepts of photographic theory and history.

About the Author:

David Bate is Professor of Photography at the University of Westminster, London, UK. An established photographer and writer, he is the author of many essays and visual works. He is also co-editor of the journal Photographies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0857854933
• ISBN 13: 9780857854933
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312