Photography as Fiction

Photography as Fiction
Author: Erin C. Garcia
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606060317


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From as early as 1839, artists began exploring photography's enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to create pictures for the camera. Here, a short introductory essay summarizes the history of staged photogaphy, highlighting key debates on the medium's blunt factuality and its capacity for deception.