Witness in Our Time, Second Edition
Working Lives of Documentary Photographers
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Photo Essays, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, History
| Author: | Ken Light | ISBN: | 9781588343062 |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian | Publication: | October 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ken Light |
| ISBN: | 9781588343062 |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian |
| Publication: | October 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
| Language: | English |
Witness in Our Time traces the recent history of social documentary photography in the words of twenty-nine of the genre's best photographers, editors, and curators, showing how the profession remains vital, innovative, and committed to social change. The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the field and an exploration of the role of photojournalism in 21st-century media. Witness in Our Time provides an insider's view of a profession that continues to confront questions of art and truth while extending the definitions of both.
Witness in Our Time traces the recent history of social documentary photography in the words of twenty-nine of the genre's best photographers, editors, and curators, showing how the profession remains vital, innovative, and committed to social change. The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the field and an exploration of the role of photojournalism in 21st-century media. Witness in Our Time provides an insider's view of a profession that continues to confront questions of art and truth while extending the definitions of both.
