Ubiquitous Photography

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The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed thelandscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities,moments, objects, and people are 'captured' and distributedas images on an unprecedented scale. Many of these are sharedpublicly; some remain private, others become intellectual property,and some have the potential to shape global events. In this timelyintroduction, the ubiquity of photography is explored in relationto interdisciplinary debates about changes in the production,distribution, and consumption of images in digital culture. Ubiquitous Photography provides a critical examination ofthe technologies, practices, and cultural significance of digitalphotography, placing the phenomenon in historical, social, andpolitical-economic context. It examines shifts in image-making,storage, commodification, and interpretation as highly significantprocesses of digitally mediated communication in an increasinglyimage-rich culture. It covers debates in social and culturaltheory, the history and politics of image-making and manipulation,the current explosion in amateur photography, tagging and sharingvia social networking, and citizen journalism. The book engageswith key contemporary theoretical issues about memory and mobility,authorship and authenticity, immediacy and preservation, and theincreased visibility of ordinary social life. Drawing upon a range of sources and original empirical research,Ubiquitous Photography provides a comprehensive introductionto critical academic debate and concrete developments in the fieldof digital photography. It is essential reading for students andscholars interested in media and society, visual culture, anddigital technology.

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Martin Hand

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"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 "Hand's 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
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