Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Introduction Summary

(I accidentally did a Chapter 1 summary last time instead of the Introduction so I am posting this one now.)



The introduction begins with an explanation of how photography has become such an important part of our society because of the use of images. It describes how the book will be broken up into eight categories: “If This is Art”, “Once Upon a Time”, “Deadpan”, “Something and Nothing”, “Intimate Life”, “Moments in History”, “Revived and Remade”, and “Physical and Material”. Each of these sections will highlight a certain facet of photography and show its importance in today’s society and the world. The introduction also makes a point of stating that the intent of the book is not to focus on photographers of the past, but to look at the importance and significance of today’s photography. The remaining pages of the introduction are spent giving a brief history of what has led to contemporary photography. Each one of the artists mentioned played an important role in how photography is done today.

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