Get Started On Photography And Celebrity: Fame And Images Articulated By Stephen Bull Released As Paper Edition

thest century the photographic image

is increasingly integral to everyday communications, while, simultaneously, the culture of fame is participated in and understood by almost everyone.
Photography and Celebrity is the first fulllength book to explore the connections between photographs and celebrity culture, Drawing on academic debate from a wide disciplinary base, the book takes a historical and thematic approach, guiding the reader through the development of photographic images of the famous from the beginning of the medium to the present era of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Packed with case studies from fan photography to fine art, the book analyses how photographs have been used to facilitate fame and argues that in thest century photography is fundamental to the production of celebrity.
Aimed at students of photography, media and cultural studies, this is a comprehensive introduction to how photographs of the famous have been created, circulated and consumed that will fascinate readers seeking to understand this powerful medium.
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