Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination (International Library of Human) [Hardcover]

Joan Schwartz (Editor), James Ryan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1860647510 | ISBN-13: 978-1860647512

The advent of photography opened new worlds to 19th-century viewers, who became able to visualize themselves, their immediate surroundings, their communities, and the world beyond. The geographical imagination—the ability to know the world and situate oneself in space and time—fostered the expectations and applications of photographic technologies, and photographic technologies expresses the form and reach of the geographical imagination. This dialectic is the basis of this collection of intriguing essays, which explore the diverse ways in which the relationship manifested.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...if you are interested in the relationship between geographical imagination and photographic representation you will enjoy this historical journey..."-- Katrine Kjoeller, Magazine of the Royal Geographical Society: Geographical

"Schwartz & Ryan are the first to focus specifically on the connections between the photographic image and geographical inquiry."-- Justin Carville, Source Magazine

"...a valuable and stimulating addition to the archivist's basic library."--Richard J. Cox, Arcan-L

About the Author

Joan Schwartz is Senior Photography Specialist at the National Archives of Canada.

James Ryan is Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Geography, Queen's University, Belfast.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris (April 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860647510
• ISBN-13: 978-1860647512
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,628,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)