Mass photography : collective histories of everyday life / Annebella Pollen.

Author
Pollen, Annebella [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London ; New York : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
xiii, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

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    Series
    • International library of visual culture ; 20. [More in this series]
    • International Library of Visual Culture ; 20
    Summary note
    With increasingly accessible camera technology available, crowdsourced collective histories of everyday life, harnessing amateur photographers to secure a snapshot of a single day, abound like never before. 'Mass photography' assesses the potential of these popular moment-intime projects by examining their historical predecessors. For the first time, it views the vast photographic collections resulting from such projects, analysing their structures and systems, their aims and objectives, and their claims and promises. The central case study is of 55,000 photographs submitted to One Day for Life in 1987, which aimed, in its own time, to be 'the biggest photographic event the world had ever seen'. 'Mass photography' also makes a new and valuable contribution by taking a fresh look at amateur photographic practice on an unprecedented scale.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (page 226-240) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: Approaching Mass Photography: Methods, models, and Debates
    • Days in the Life: Mass Observation to Crowdsourcing
    • One Day for Life: Charity, Competition, Archive
    • Everyday Life and Ordinary Photography: Documentary Hopes and Expectations
    • Scale and Monumentality: Collective Identity and Imagined Community
    • Humanism and Compassion: Photographic Democracy and Emotional Affect
    • Competitive Aesthetics: Art, Amateurism and Ambition
    • Visual Time Capsules: Photographic Memory and Historical Desire
    • Conclusion: Legacies, Promises and Potential
    ISBN
    • 9781784530112 ((hardback))
    • 1784530115 ((hardback))
    OCLC
    909250433
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