Ubiquitous Photography by Martin Hand (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ubiquitous Photography by Martin Hand * The first book to focus on the changes digital technologies have made on the production, circulation and consumption of photography. * Considers a range of digital cameras and their contexts, from prosumer SLRs to cameras embedded in mobiles. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects, and people are captured and distributed as images on an unprecedented scale. Many of these are shared publicly; some remain private, others become intellectual property, and some have the potential to shape global events. In this timely introduction, the ubiquity of photography is explored in relation to interdisciplinary debates about changes in the production, distribution, and consumption of images in digital culture. Ubiquitous Photography provides a critical examination of the technologies, practices, and cultural significance of digital photography, placing the phenomenon in historical, social, and political-economic context. It examines shifts in image-making, storage, commodification, and interpretation as highly significant processes of digitally mediated communication in an increasingly image-rich culture. It covers debates in social and cultural theory, the history and politics of image-making and manipulation, the current explosion in amateur photography, tagging and sharing via social networking, and citizen journalism. The book engages with key contemporary theoretical issues about memory and mobility, authorship and authenticity, immediacy and preservation, and the increased visibility of ordinary social life. Drawing upon a range of sources and original empirical research, Ubiquitous Photography provides a comprehensive introduction to critical academic debate and concrete developments in the field of digital photography. It is essential reading for students and scholars interested in media and society, visual culture, and digital technology. Author Biography Martin Hand is Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Queens University, Canada. His previous works include Making Digital Cultures: Access, Interactivity and Authenticity. Table of Contents Detailed Contents vi List of Figures viii Acknowledgements ix 1 Ubiquitous Photography: A Short Introduction 1 2 Visual Culture, Consumption and Technology 25 3 Images and Information: Variation, Manipulation and Ephemerality 59 4 Technologies and Techniques: Reconfiguring Camera, Photographer and Image 96 5 Memory and Classification: Between the Album and the Tag Cloud 143 6 Conclusion: Ubiquitous Photography and Public Culture 185 References and Bibliography 198 Index 215 Review "Hand proves to be a reliable guide in taking us throughwhat remains a rather bewildering landscape."European Journal of Communication"Photography is no longer a hobby or a discrete activity, and Martin Hand sets out in his lucid and engaging study just how it has become ubiquitous, modifying and making more visual a whole range of existing social practices."Tim Dant, Lancaster University"Hands book sets contemporary photographic practices in the context of information technologies, changing cultural and economic forms, and a media-saturated society, and provides a lucid analysis of how these constitute "ubiquitous photography". Its combination of cultural theory, analytic insight, and ethnographic sensibility makes it indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary visual culture."Anne Beaulieu, University of Groningen Review Text "Hand proves to be a reliable guide in taking us throughwhat remains a rather bewildering landscape." European Journal of Communication "Photography is no longer a hobby or a discrete activity, and Martin Hand sets out in his lucid and engaging study just how it has become ubiquitous, modifying and making more visual a whole range of existing social practices." Tim Dant, Lancaster University "Hands book sets contemporary photographic practices in the context of information technologies, changing cultural and economic forms, and a media-saturated society, and provides a lucid analysis of how these constitute "ubiquitous photography". Its combination of cultural theory, analytic insight, and ethnographic sensibility makes it indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary visual culture." Anne Beaulieu, University of Groningen Review Quote "Hand proves to be a reliable guide in taking us throughwhat remains a rather bewildering landscape." European Journal of Communication "Photography is no longer a hobby or a discrete activity, and Martin Hand sets out in his lucid and engaging study just how it has become ubiquitous, modifying and making more visual a whole range of existing social practices." Tim Dant, Lancaster University " Hands book sets contemporary photographic practices in the context of information technologies, changing cultural and economic forms, and a media-saturated society, and provides a lucid analysis of how these constitute "ubiquitous photography". Its combination of cultural theory, analytic insight, and ethnographic sensibility makes it indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary visual culture." Anne Beaulieu, University of Groningen Details ISBN0745647154 Pages 200 ISBN-10 0745647154 ISBN-13 9780745647159 Format Paperback Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 302.23 Year 2012 Short Title UBIQUITOUS PHOTOGRAPHY Language English Media Book Publication Date 2012-06-08 Edition 1st Series Digital Media and Society UK Release Date 2012-06-08 AU Release Date 2012-06-08 NZ Release Date 2012-06-08 Author Martin Hand Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Alternative 9780745647142 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136301207;

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