Snapshot photography : the lives of images

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 o...

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Main Author: Zuromskis, Catherine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT c2013
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