Witness in our time : working lives of documentary photographers /
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Author / Creator: | Light, Ken. |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books, c2010. |
Description: | xiii, 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | U.S. Federal Government Document Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8164065 |
Summary: | 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. |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781588342980 1588342980 |