Photography and Tibet

by Harris, Clare

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Title Statements

Full title :Photography and Tibet / Clare Harris.

Summary

Magnificent and mysterious, Tibet has been a source of fascination for outsiders for centuries, and its grand landscapes and vibrant culture have especially captivated photographers. But the country is both geographically and politically challenging, and access from the outside has never been easy. With this book, Clare Harris offers the first historical survey of photography in Tibet and the Himalayas, telling the intriguing stories of both Tibetans and foreigners who have attempted to document the region s wonders on film. Harris combines extensive research in museums and archives with her own fieldwork in Tibetan communities to present materials that have never been examined before including the earliest known photograph taken in Tibet, dating to 1863. She looks at the experimental camera-work of Tibetan monks including the thirteenth Dalai Lama and the creations of contemporary Tibetan photographers and artists. With every image she explores the complex religious, political, and cultural climate in which it was produced. Stunningly illustrated, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the dramatic history of Tibet since the mid-nineteenth century and its unique entanglements with aesthetics and modernity.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Reaktion books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (173 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1780236999, 9781780236995
oclc:ocn965710778
LC Classification:TR102.T55
Dewey Decimal:779/.99515

Cover; Photography and Tibet; Imprint Page; Contents; Note on Language; Prologue; One: Picturing Tibet from the Periphery; Two: The Opening of Tibet to Photography; Three: Tibetan Encounters with the Camera; Epilogue; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index.

Subjects

China -- Tibet Autonomous Region Fotografie History Photographie -- Chine Photography Photography -- China PHOTOGRAPHY -- Collections, Catalogs, E… PHOTOGRAPHY -- Individual Photographers PHOTOGRAPHY -- Photoessays & Documentar… PHOTOGRAPHY -- Subjects & Themes Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- His… Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Pho… Since 1951 Tibet Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Hist… Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Phot…