Snapshot Photography: The Lives of Images (The MIT Press)

Synopsis

Snapshots Capture Everyday Occasions. Taken By Amateur Photographers With Simple Point-and-shoot Cameras, Snapshots Often Commemorate Something That Is Private And Personal; Yet They Also Reflect Widely Held Cultural Conventions. In This Book, Catherine Zuromskis Examines The Development Of A Form Of Visual Expression That Is Both Public And Private. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.intimate Exposures -- 2.icons Of Intimacy And Portraits Of Perversity -- 3.ordinary Pictures In The Modern Art Museum -- 4.andy Warhol's Snapshots: From The Factory To America -- 5.nan Goldin At The Limits Of Photographic Possibility. By Catherine Zuromskis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.