Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781860647529)

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.

Author: Joan Schwartz
ISBN-10: 1860647529
ISBN-13: 9781860647529
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2003
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.08lbs
Size: 9.78h x 6.82w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1070