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A practical companion for portrait photographers from Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson. Explore the decisions and approaches involved in making photographs with people at their centre.
Readers exploring photography, with an interest in images, ideas and artistic practice.
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Publisher edition ISBN: 9780500297131
“This thoughtful treatise on portraiture offers a fresh look at the genre”
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Josef Koudelka’s photographs document the Soviet invasion of Prague. A powerful shelf choice for readers exploring how photographic witness connects personal experience with political history.
Take a closer look ↗Explore Chris Killip’s photographs of northern England. An invitation to look at communities, working lives and places through a photographer’s sustained attention.
Take a closer look ↗Nathalie Herschdorfer considers photography’s history and its effects on how we see. A broad perspective for readers who want to connect image-making with the medium’s wider story.
Take a closer look ↗Rethink photography through collaboration rather than the lone photographer. This multi-author volume examines how relationships between people shape the images and histories we encounter.
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