After Photography

Fred Ritchin

ISBN 10: 0393050246 / ISBN 13: 9780393050240

Published by WW Norton & Co, 2008

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2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fascinating look at the perils and possibilities of photography in a digital age. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 color illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 782. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: After Photography
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393050246
• ISBN 13: 9780393050240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A fascinating look at the perils and possibilities of photography in a digital age.

After Photography examines the myriad ways in which the digital revolution has fundamentally altered the way we receive visual information, from photos of news events taken by ordinary people on cell phones to the widespread use of image surveillance. In a world beset by critical problems and ambiguous boundaries, Fred Ritchin argues that it is time to begin energetically exploring the possibilities created by digital innovations and to use them to better understand our rapidly changing world.

Ritchin―one of our most influential commentators on photography―investigates the future of visual media as the digital revolution transforms images into a hypertextual medium, fundamentally changing the way we conceptualize the world. Simultaneously, the increased manipulation of photographs makes photography suspect as reliable documentation, raising questions about its role in recounting personal and public histories. In the tradition of John Berger and Susan Sontag, Ritchin analyzes photography's failings and reveals untapped potentials for the medium.

50 color illustrations

About the Author

Fred Ritchin is a writer, educator, and photography critic. Currently the dean emeritus of the International Center of Photography (ICP) School, Ritchin was also the founding director of the documentary photography and photojournalism program at the ICP. Prior to joining ICP, Ritchin was professor of photography and imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and codirector of the NYU/Magnum Foundation photography and human rights educational program.