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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bull, Stephen, 1971-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2010 ©2010
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge introductions to media and communications Routledge introductions to media and communications.
Subject:	Photography -- Philosophy. Photography -- Social aspects. Photographs -- Psychological aspects. Mass media. Mass media Photographs -- Psychological aspects Photography -- Philosophy Photography -- Social aspects
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12011990

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ISBN:	9780415429184 0415429188 9780415428941 0415428947 9781135270223 9781135270179 9780203867297 0203867297 9781135270216 113527021X 9781135270193 1135270198
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on July 7, 2025)
Summary:	Photography explores the photograph in the twenty-first century and its importance as a media form. Stephen Bull considers our media-saturated society and the place of photography in everyday life, introducing the theories used to analyze photographs and exploring the impact of digital technology. Topics covered include: the identity of photography the meanings of photographs photography for sale snapshots the photograph as document photography as art photographs in fashion photography and celebrity.
Other form:	Print version: Bull, Stephen. Photography. London ; New York : Routledge, 2010 9780415429184 0415429188 9780415428941 0415428947
Standard no.:	10.4324/9780203867297

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Photography Now
2. The Identity of Photography
3. The Meanings of Photographs
4. Photography For Sale
5. Snapshots
6. The Photograph as Document
7. Photographs as Art
8. Photographs in Fashion
9. Photography and Celebrity
12. Conclusion: After Photography?