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In Our Own Image

By Fred Ritchin

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In Our Own Image

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The first book to address the coming revolution in photography, reissued for a contemporary audience. Twenty years ago, before the era of digital cameras, cell phones and the internet, Fred Ritchin outlined many of the ways in which the digital age would transform society. In Our Own Image was the first book to address the coming revolution in photography, and asked pointed questions that are increasingly relevant today, including whether democracy can survive the media's facile use of digital means. By the time a second edition was published in 1999, many of Ritchin's predictions had come true. Computer embellishment of imagery had become a staple in the media and had significantly diminished photography's role as a credible witness: Newsday had published the first "future" news photograph of two feuding ice skaters as they would meet the next day, and on its cover, Time magazine darkened and blurred an image of O.J. Simpson in order to lift "a common police mug shot to the level of art, with no sacrifice to truth." This twentieth-anniversary edition features a preface by the author that contextualizes the book for a contemporary audience as it continues to shape the debate about digital imaging since its initial publication.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
20
Number of Pages:
164
Release Date:
2010-12-31
Publication Date:
2010-12-01
Publisher:
Aperture
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1597111643
ISBN13:
9781597111645
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
300 g
Height:
230 cm
Width:
170 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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