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PUBLISHER
Actes Sud

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 8.5 x 11 in. / 310 pgs / illustrated throughout.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: FALL 2012 p. 92   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9782742797004 TRADE
List Price: $60.00 CAD $70.00

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Not available

TERRITORY
WORLD excl UK FR BE CH

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Controversies

A Legal and Ethical History of Photography

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ControversiesSince its invention in 1839, photography has often been at the center of important ethical debates and sensational trials, and photographers have frequently had to undergo censorship or manipulation of their work (sometimes with important repercussions for their reputations). This volume brings together a wide range of images, from the early days of photography to the present, that have been the focus of controversy or of legal proceedings. Some of these pictures are well known; others are published here for the first time. Controversies permits us a better understanding of how a society or culture perceives itself, enabling us to consider contemporary debates with a more critical eye. The book features works by Michael Light, Oliviero Toscani, Gary Gross, Frank Fournier, Andres Serrano, Annelies Strba, Marc Garanger, Man Ray and Lewis Carroll, among others.

Featured image, "Kissing-nun" by Oliviero Toscani (1992) is reproduced from Controversies.

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