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Photography as Fiction $23.9 Photography is commonly associated with fact, yet it has been a medium for fiction from the very beginning. Following its inception in 1839, artists began exploring photography’s enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to create pictures for the camera. The tradition of staging persisted as an artistic approach into the twentieth century and took on new meaning in the context of advertising, film, and television. This book’s short introductory essay summarizes the history of staged photography, highlighting key debates that center on the seeming contradiction between the medium’s blunt factuality and its capacity for deception. "Photography as Fiction" includes seventy-six color plates illustrating works from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection that embrace theatricality and are unconcerned with documenting the world as it exists. The book showcases works by both widely known and less prominent artists, including Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, Jo Ann Callis, Eileen Cowin, Roger Fenton, Gertrude Kasebier, Loretta Lux, Man Ray, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Yasumasa Morimura, Paul Outerbridge, Henry Peach Robinson, Lucas Samaras, Alfred Stieglitz, Andy Warhol, and Carrie Mae Weems. |
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Collecting Photography $74.48 People have been collecting photographs since the first shots were taken, but its growth in the last decade has been phenomenal. Yet photographs are complex objects involving a minefield of specialist and technical issues. "Collecting Photography" assembles all the knowledge and information the first-timer needs. It analyzes every aspect of the art, shows how to build a collection, discusses the photographic print, and offers advice on displaying and caring for the images. Written by photography historian and collector Gerry Badger, this highly readable guide is supplemented with advice from some of the world’s leading collectors, curators, and dealers. |
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Museum of Photography: Art Library – Collection of Photography Helmut Newton Foundation $15.15 Delving into an institution that has recently grown in popularity among photography enthusiasts the world over, this survey examines the renowned Museum of Photography in Berlin. The chapters demonstrate how the museum’s visitors are able to take a more informed look at the history of photography from its inception to the present day. The Art Library’s exhibitions are reviewed, showing the wide range of historical and contemporary expressive forms available to photography as a medium. Works by Helmut Newton and June Newton are also presented. |
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The Photography Book $9.37 This is an unsurpassed collection of 500 superb images that represent the world`s best photographers from the mid-19th century to today, arranged alphabetically by photographer, from pioneers such as Gustave Le Gray and Daguerre to icons such as Robert Capa, to innovative and emerging photographers around the world. Original. |
