{"product_id":"ubiquitous-photography-hardback-9780745647142","title":"Ubiquitous Photography (Hardback) 9780745647142","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUbiquitous Photography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Hand (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745647142, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Hand proves to be a reliable guide in taking us throughwhat remains a rather bewildering landscape.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Journal of Communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Photography is no longer a hobby or a discrete activity, and Martin Hand sets out in his lucid and engaging study just how it has become 'ubiquitous', modifying and making more visual a whole range of existing social practices.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Dant, Lancaster University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eHand's book sets contemporary photographic practices in the context of information technologies, changing cultural and economic forms, and a media-saturated society, and provides a lucid analysis of how these constitute \"ubiquitous photography\". Its combination of cultural theory, analytic insight, and ethnographic sensibility makes it indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand contemporary visual culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Beaulieu, University of Groningen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects, and people are ‘captured' and distributed as images on an unprecedented scale. Many of these are shared publicly; some remain private, others become intellectual property, and some have the potential to shape global events. In this timely introduction, the ubiquity of photography is explored in relation to interdisciplinary debates about changes in the production, distribution, and consumption of images in digital culture.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUbiquitous Photography\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical examination of the technologies, practices, and cultural significance of digital photography, placing the phenomenon in historical, social, and political-economic context. It examines shifts in image-making, storage, commodification, and interpretation as highly significant processes of digitally mediated communication in an increasingly image-rich culture. It covers debates in social and cultural theory, the history and politics of image-making and manipulation, the current explosion in amateur photography, tagging and sharing via social networking, and citizen journalism. The book engages with key contemporary theoretical issues about memory and mobility, authorship and authenticity, immediacy and preservation, and the increased visibility of ordinary social life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing upon a range of sources and original empirical research, \u003ci\u003eUbiquitous Photography\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to critical academic debate and concrete developments in the field of digital photography. It is essential reading for students and scholars interested in media and society, visual culture, and digital technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed Contents vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Ubiquitous Photography: A Short Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Visual Culture, Consumption and Technology 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Images and Information: Variation, Manipulation and Ephemerality 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Technologies and Techniques: Reconfiguring Camera, Photographer and Image 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Memory and Classification: Between the Album and the Tag Cloud 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Conclusion: Ubiquitous Photography and Public Culture 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Bibliography 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407316185368,"sku":"9780745647142","price":42.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745647142.jpg?v=1784161164","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ubiquitous-photography-hardback-9780745647142","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}