PHOTOGRAPHY HANDBOOK

THIS REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION OF "THE PHOTOGRAPHY HANDBOOK" PROVIDES AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE AND THEORY, EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF LENS-BASED IMAGE-MAKING AND EXAMINES THE MEDIUM'S CHARACTERISTICS, SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS. THE SECOND EDITION INCLUDES A NEW CHAPTER ON THE ETHICS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM, AN EXPANDED CHAPTER ON DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, AND A NEW SECTION ON RESEARCH IN PHOTOGRAPHY. THERE ARE NEW CASE STUDIES INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDY OF THE WAR PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES NACHTWEY; PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OF MARILYN MONROE AND ADOLF HITLER; AND THE "BERT IS EVIL" WEBSITE. EACH CHAPTER NOW ENDS WITH A HELPFUL SUMMARY OF ITS KEY POINTS.