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The Engine of Visualization

Thinking through Photography

Patrick Maynard author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Published:8th Dec '97

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In the first philosophical book wholly about photography, Patrick Maynard dispels some basic, persistent confusions by treating photography as a technology—a way to enhance and filter human power. Once photography is understood as a kind of technology, Maynard argues, insights about technology may be applied to provide the general perspective on photography that has been missing.

Philosopher Patrick Maynard makes a provocative case for revising commonly held definitions of photography.

* Technology and Culture *

The Engine of Visualization: Thinking Through Photography by Patrick Maynard makes an original contribution to the ongoing conversation about photography by calling attention to the unexpected forms into which the 'technology' of photography has been evolving.

* The Art Bo

ISBN: 9780801433658

Dimensions: 235mm x 155mm x 30mm

Weight: 907g

352 pages