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"The Visual Dictionary of Photography provides clear definitions of key terms and concepts, backed up by hundreds of illustrative examples. Covering practical terms, it deals with the terminology of both digital and traditional photography. David Prk̃el has produced an invaluable…
Robert Capa, photographs
by Cartier-Bresson, Henri, Capa, Cornell, Whelan, Richard, Capa, Robert
"Robert Capa: Photographs is the first true retrospective book of one of the century's greatest photographers. Drawing upon hundreds of previously unseen images, this collection reveals Capa as one of the great poets of the camera." "Robert Capa demonstrated not only a passionat…
"Robert Capa: Photographs is the first true retrospective book of one of the century's greatest photographers. Drawing upon hundreds of previously unseen images, this collection reveals Capa as one of the great poets of the camera." "Robert Capa demonstrated not only a passionat…
"Ever since the landmark publication of Susan Sontag's On Photography, it has been impossible to look at photographs, particularly those of violence and suffering, without questioning our role as photographic voyeur. Are we desensitized by the proliferation of these images? Or d…
Throughout World War II, American photographer Lee Miller (1907-1977) served as a war correspondent for Condé Nast. As she followed the 273rd infantry regiment of the 45th division of the United States Army, Miller published photo essays in American, British, and French Vogue. O…
Photojournalistic images today are distributed around the world via the Internet across a spectrum of demographics that represent various cultural, ethnic and religious perspectives. Visual communication passes messages through images that carry layers of interpretation of meani…
Two experiments investigated the effects of the presentations of photographic images (highly emotionally arousing/low arousal/no image) on people's attitudes after reading a news story. Experiment 1 presented a story and images about U.S. involvement in the Afghanistan War. Expe…
Unnecessary Suffering: new treatment cures hepatitis C is a New Media Photojournalism thesis by Imran Khan presents educates the public on the global threat of the hepatitis C epidemic and treatment options: interferon vs. sobosfuvir. The thesis is presented as a website that co…
The present work explores my practice as a photojournalist researching anthropological issues in the Muslim world. I use the Hawzas, the Muslim Shi'a seminaries, as my case study to invite a visually informed approach to the human sciences, and promote a practical usage of aesth…
This dissertation examines twentieth century Western scholarly, artistic, and journalistic perspectives on the Middle East. The Middle East has been a constant topic of research in academia throughout the centuries, in which Orientalism is one of the leading enterprises, studyin…
Spanning four decades of radical political and social change in Italy, this interdisciplinary study explores photography's relationship with Italian painting, film, literature, anthropological research and international photography. Evocative and powerful, Italian social documen…