Photography as Activism: Images for Social Change
Michelle Bogre
ISBN: 978-0-240-81275-5
You want to look through the lens of your camera and change the world. You want to capture powerful moments in one click that will impact the minds of other people. Photographic images are one of the most popular tools used to advocate for social and environmental awareness. This can be as close to home as drug use, prostitution, or pollution or as far away as famine, war, and the plight of refugees and migrant workers. One well-known example of an activist photographer would be landscape photographer Ansel Adams, who trudged to Washington with stunning images of the American west to advocate protecting these areas. His images and testimony were instrumental in creating the National Park System and garnering specific protection for Yellowstone National Park. More recently Robert Glenn Ketchum's images of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge raised awareness of why this area should be protected. Nigel Barker's seal photographs advocates against seal clubbing. What is your cause and how can you use your camera to make the world a better place?
This book provides a comprehensive theory of, and history of, photography as activism. It also includes interviews with contemporary photographers. It is a call to action for young photographers to become activists, a primer of sorts, with advice for how to work with NGOs and non-profits, how to work safely in conflict zones and with suggestions for distribution on websites, blogs, and interactive agencies... [more]
The Elements of Photography: Understanding and Creating Sophisticated
Images, 2nd Edition
Angela Faris Belt
ISBN: 978-0-240-81515-2
Photographic technology is
evolving at an ever-accelerating rate. In order to excel at this
complex craft, students need to master both creative vision as
well as technical skills to produce images that are visually inspiring
as well as technically accurate.
In this highly visual, informative new book, Angela Faris Belt
discusses the four crucial elements of photography that are essential
for successful technical and conceptual image-making... [more]
Perception and Imaging: Photography—A
Way of Seeing, 3rd Edition
Richard D Zakia
ISBN: 978-0-240-80930-4
How do you experience a photograph?
What do you want a viewer to feel when they look at your image? Perception
and Imaging explains how we see and what we don’t
see. Relevant psychological principles will help you predict your
viewer’s emotional reaction to your photographic images,
giving you more power, control, and tools for communicating your
desired message. Knowing how our minds work helps photographers,
graphic designers, videographers, animators, and visual communicators
both create and critique sophisticated works of visual art. Benefit
from this insight in your work... [more]
Basic Critical Theory for Photographers
Ashley la Grange
ISBN: 978-0-240-51652-3
If you want to understand the key debates in photography and
learn how to apply the fascinating issues raised by critical theory
to your own practical work, this is the book for you! This accessible
book cuts through often difficult and intimidating academic language
to deliver understandable, stimulating discussion and summaries
of the original texts.
Key works by great writers such as Sontag and Barthes are explored,
along with those from other prominent critics. You are guided through
a broad range of issues, including the differences between Eastern
and Western art, post-modernism, sexism, the relationshipbetween photography and language, and many other crucial debates. The book
is illustrated by many classic images by eminent international
photographers... [more]
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