Book review: why photography matters

Allerton, Catherine (2013) Book review: why photography matters. LSE Review of Books (22 Oct 2013) Blog.

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Catherine Allerton casts her anthropologist’s eyes over Jerry Thompson’s Why Photography Matters, and finds an endlessly thought-provoking and illuminating read for students interested in ethnography, photography, and media. Thompson considers the money-fuelled expansion of the market for photography, and he compares ambitious “meant-for-the-wall” photographs with smaller, quieter works. In a world of ‘selfies’, what kind of photography matters?

Item Type:	Website (Blog)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author
Library of Congress subject classification:	T Technology > TR Photography
Sets:	Departments > Anthropology Collections > LSE Review of Books
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2013 15:12
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/54885/

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