Enables readers to understand the debates in photography and learn how to apply the issues raised by critical theory to their own practical work. This book guides readers through a range of issues, including the differences between Eastern and Western art, post-modernism, sexism, and the relationship between photography and language.
"Ashley la Grange has written an excellent book which navigates through the context and meaning of photography. It covers photography from a range of cultural and historical perspectives as well as guiding the reader though a visual language which many outside the world of academic photography can only guess at...Basic Critical Theory for Photographers is one of those books which should become part of the syllabus of many of the excellent photography courses that are out there." - www.kickstartnews.com, Feb 2006
"...a good introduction to theory for photographers looking to expand their understanding of their art form." - Photo Techniques, May/June 2006
"...a good introduction to theory for photographers looking to expand their understanding of their art form." - Photo Techniques, May/June 2006