Photography Reborn: Image Making in the Digital Era

LIPKIN, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0810992442 / ISBN 13: 9780810992443

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, 2005

About this Item

First edition, first printing. Soft cover. Photographically illustrated wrappers with French folds; no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by numerous artists, including Loretta Lux, Nick Knight, Andreas Gursky, Simen Johan, Tibor Kalman, Nancy Burson, Daniel Lee, Aziz & Cucher, Thomas Ruff, Keith Cottingham, Mariko Mori, Martina Lopez, Beate Gütschow, Jeff Wall, Anthony Goicolea and numerous others. Text by Jonathan Lipkin. Includes an index. 128 pp., with four-color illustrations throughout. 10 x 7-3/4 inches. Fine. One of the first surveys of digital photography, as practiced by contemporary artists and graphic designers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Photography Reborn: Image Making in the Digital Era
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810992442
• ISBN 13: 9780810992443
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued

About this title

Synopsis

Not long ago photographers considered digital pictures apostasy-but now film is increasingly being replaced as a great alternative medium for professionals, artists, and everyday snapshooters. Photography Reborn is the first comprehensive survey of this exciting new medium of visual expression-it is an essential reference for anyone who wants to understand this revolution.

In this important companion to a new art form, author Jonathan Lipkin chronicles the rise of digital technology and explores its impact as well as the limits of its possibilities. Every kind of digital image from MRI scans to fine art is highlighted here, from an obscure scientific application, through its adaptation by pioneer computer artists, to its acceptance by the mainstream of the art world. This seminal text-coupled with fascinating images and examples by contemporary artists Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Pedro Meyer, Nancy Burson, and Loretta Lux-is uniquely appropriate for anyone interested in visual communications, photography, and culture.

About the Author

For 15 years, Jonathan Lipkin has practiced and observed the phenomenon of digital photography as a photographer, writer, and educator both in the U.S. and internationally. He is associate professor of digital media at Ramapo College of New Jersey and serves on the graduate faculty of the School of Visual Arts' Computer Art and Photography and Related Media programs. He is coauthor of In the Realm of the Circuit. He lives in Brooklyn.