248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Street photography is perhaps the best-loved and most widely known of all photographic genres, with names like Cartier-Bresson, Brassai and Doisneau familiar even to those with a fleeting knowledge of the medium. Yet, what exactly is street photography? From what viewpoint does it present its subjects, and how does this viewpoint differ from that of documentary photography? Looking closely at the... Read more
Illustrations, introduction 1 out of the studio into the street 2 the street-photographic and the documentary 3 street arts and street métiers 4 street photography: the appropriateness of language and an appropriate language 5 streets, buildings and the gendered city, conclusion
Biography
Clive Scott is Professor of European Literature, School of English and American Studies, University of East Anglia. His books include The Spoken Image: Photography and Language and Translating Baudelaire.
