The Photography Handbook

This revised and updated edition provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory. It explores the history of lens-based image-making and examines the medium's characteristics, scope and limitations.

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Revised and updated, this second edition of The Photography Handbook provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice and theory and offers guidelines for the systematic study of photographic media.


Including a new chapter on the ethics of photojournalism, and an expanded chapter on digital photography, as well as a new section on research in photography, The Photography Handbook includes:




new case studies of the war photographer James Nachtwey
photographic representations of Marilyn Monroe and Adolf Hitler
an analysis of photographic theory and the 'Bert is Evil' website
an introduction to conceptual skills necessary for photography
the historical background and rationale for photographic representation
the camera as a documentary tool
interviews with editors, photographers, picture editors and readers
the effect of new technologies on photographic practice and an exploration of the shift from analogue to digital imagery
over seventy images.


Each chapter now ends with a useful summary of its key points, and equip the reader with a vocabulary for photographic phenomena and help develop visual awareness and visual literacy. The Photography Handbook will enable students to familiarize themselves with current theoretical viewpoints and to evolve critical frameworks for their own photographic practice.