In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography : How Computer Technology Is Changing Our View of the World (Writers and Artists on Photography) - Softcover

Ritchin, Fred

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9780893818579: In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography : How Computer Technology Is Changing Our View of the World (Writers and Artists on Photography)

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ISBN 10: 0893818577 ISBN 13: 9780893818579

Publisher: Aperture, 1999

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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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About the Author:

Fred Ritchin is a professor of photography and communications at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Review:

"Mr. Ritchin brings to his discussion a passionate interest in the social role of photography--which, he says, should challenge our easy assumptions about the world by reflecting its complexity and richness."--The New York Times Sunday Book Review

"...Should be read by anyone concerned with how governments and the news media can manipulate information that people accept as truth."--The Los Angeles Times

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