American photojournalism : motivations and meanings
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R015777 Ned. Fotomuseum $FOTOJ COOKMAN.C 2009
TitleAmerican photojournalism : motivations and meanings
Place of publicationEvanston (Ill.)
Year of publication2009
Paginationxvi, 322 p., [19] p. of plates
Illustrationsb&w
Dimensions21 x 14 cm.
MaterialTekstboek
Document TypeBook
Series titleVisions of the American press
ISBN97808101235880810123584
External document
http://fotomuseum.adlibhosting.com/texts/015777_Cookman_American_Photojournalism_2009.pdf
Bibliographic NotesIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Abstract
We cite from the cover:
"Photojournalism has long been the medium of urgency and social change. It has profoundly affected American public opinion, going back at least to Mathew Brady's images from the Civil War. In American Photojournalism: Motivations and Meanings, Claude Cookman explores the history and future of the medium through the work of such exemplary photojournalists as Jacob Riis, Dorothea Lange, Weegee, Margaret Bourke-White, W. Eugene Smith, Gordon Parks, Rich Clarkson, and Carol Guzy, among others. The traditional approach to studying American photojournalism explains the what and who of photojournalism — what events and developments occurred, what notable images were taken, and who took them. Without neglecting those concerns, American Photojournalism emphasizes the why. Cookman argues convincingly that contemporary photojournalism is grounded in the desire to witness and record history, the belief in photography's power to advance social justice, and the embrace of a universal humanism. Unafraid to engage questions of truth and intentionality, American Photojournalism will only become more relevant as the medium evolves."
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Contents:
Four streams nourish photojournalism --
From photography's invention to proto-photojournalism --
The press photography industry evolves --
Photography as a tool for social reform --
The picture magazines --
From an occupation to a profession --
Seeing the world through a humanist vision --
The digital future --
A final word.
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Facsimile view of Table of Contents please click URL.
"Photojournalism has long been the medium of urgency and social change. It has profoundly affected American public opinion, going back at least to Mathew Brady's images from the Civil War. In American Photojournalism: Motivations and Meanings, Claude Cookman explores the history and future of the medium through the work of such exemplary photojournalists as Jacob Riis, Dorothea Lange, Weegee, Margaret Bourke-White, W. Eugene Smith, Gordon Parks, Rich Clarkson, and Carol Guzy, among others. The traditional approach to studying American photojournalism explains the what and who of photojournalism — what events and developments occurred, what notable images were taken, and who took them. Without neglecting those concerns, American Photojournalism emphasizes the why. Cookman argues convincingly that contemporary photojournalism is grounded in the desire to witness and record history, the belief in photography's power to advance social justice, and the embrace of a universal humanism. Unafraid to engage questions of truth and intentionality, American Photojournalism will only become more relevant as the medium evolves."
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Contents:
Four streams nourish photojournalism --
From photography's invention to proto-photojournalism --
The press photography industry evolves --
Photography as a tool for social reform --
The picture magazines --
From an occupation to a profession --
Seeing the world through a humanist vision --
The digital future --
A final word.
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Facsimile view of Table of Contents please click URL.
| Copy number | R015777 |
| Institution name | |
| Shelf mark | $FOTOJ COOKMAN.C 2009 |