Photography in India - From Archives to Contemporary Practice

Photography's prominence in the representation and experience of India in contemporary and historical times has not guaranteed it a position of sustained attention in research and scholarship. For a technology as all pervasive as photography, and a country as colossal as India, this scenario is somewhat of an anomaly. explores elements of the past, present and future of photography in the context of India through speculation and reflection on photography as an artistic, documentary and everyday practice. The perspectives of writers, theorists, curators and artists are selectively brought to bear upon known as well as previously unseen photographic archives, together with changes in photographic practice that have been synchronous with contemporary India's rapid urban and rural transformation and the technological shift from chemistry and light to programming and algorithms. Essential reading for anyone interested in Indian photography, this book binds insights into a history of photography with its contemporary development, consolidating wide-ranging thinking on the topic and setting the agenda for future research.

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• Authors: Aileen Blaney, Aileen (Srishti Institute of Art Blaney, Aileen Shah Blaney, Chinar Shah, Unknown
• Assisted by: Aileen Blaney (Editor), Aileen (Srishti Institute of Art Blaney (Editor), Chinar Shah (Editor), Chinar (Srishti Institute of Art Shah (Editor), Chinar Shar (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781350141384
• ISBN: 978-1-350-14138-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Photography, filmmaking, video filmmaking; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Photographic equipment & techniques, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, India, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional, Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles, HISTORY / Asia / South / General