"Mr. Ritchin brings to his discussion a passionate interest in the social role of photography--which, he says, should challenge our easy assumptions about the world by reflecting its complexity and richness."--The New York Times Sunday Book Review
"Kisah ruang alternatif mirip dengan kisah hidup orang biasa. Sewaktu-waktu orang akan bosan dan butuh bersentuhan dengan gagasan-gagasan segar."
In a fascinating account of how technology is altering our postmodern consciousness, Celia Lury shows how the manipulation of photographic images and ways of seeing can so redefine the relation between consciousness, the body and memory as to create a 'prosthetic culture' whose capacities both extend and threaten our humanity. We live in a society in which body parts are traded commodities, …
The Photography Handbook provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory and explores the history of lens-based picture making, examining the medium's characteristics, scope and limitations. Helping the reader develop visual awareness and visual literacy, The Photography Handbook discusses current theoretical viewpoints and critical frameworks to …
Exposing pedicab drivers in photography exhibition held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
As almost (or, truly, virtually) every aspect of making and viewing movies is replaced by digital technologies, even the notion of 'watching a film' is fast becoming an anachronism. With the likely disappearance of celluloid film stock as a medium, and the emergence of new media competing for an audience, what will happen to cinema?and to cinema studies? In the first of two books exploring t…
This series depicts the events of the twentieth century in a novel way. Fascinating black-and-white photographs from the Getty Images collection put images of the power of an event or the zaniness of new trends right before the viewers' eyes. The force of wars and political conflicts is just as important a theme in these comprehensive volumes as world-shaking innovations in science and technolo…
A classic, bestselling photographer's manual is issued for the first time in Book - Paperback, revised and updated. More than 600 separate entries illustrated with 1,250 photographs, diagrams, and charts cover the entire range of subject matter, from choosing a camera to storing finished prints.