In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography : how Computer Technology is Changing Our View of the World
- ISBN-10
- 0893818569
- ISBN-13
- 9780893818562
- Series
- In Our Own Image
- Category
- Photography / Photojournalism
- Pages
- 142
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Aperture
- Author
- Fred Ritchin
Description
Fred Ritchin's In Our Own Image is a comprehensive account of computer technology's impact on what we see and, ultimately, what we believe about the world. Both a history of photojournalism and a primer of computer technology, In Our Own Image is a philosophy of vision and reality for the twenty-first century. Extensively revised and updated, In Our Own Image is sure to remain a staple of one of the most important debates for many years to come.
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- 2018-01-21
- 272 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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- 2017-04-11
- 384 pages
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- 2016-03-15
- 384 pages
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- Simon and Schuster
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- 2015-03-05
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