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Photo Fakery: A History of Deception and Manipulation Paperback – September 1, 1999

by DINO A. BRUGIONI (Author)

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256 pages
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English
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Potomac Books
Publication date

September 1, 1999
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8.5 x 0.25 x 11 inches
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1574881663
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978-1574881660
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This is a fascinating book. After reading it, I found myself searching through the newspaper and magazines trying to find faked photos. It really makes you wonder about how much the media has been truthful with us over the years, and what the real story behind some of the world's most famous photos is. Definitely recommended for the novice and expert alike. --A Reader

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a faked picture is worth a thousand lies. The author uncovers faked photos from the civil war to the Clinton Administration. In an easy to read and understanding style, Brugioni uses his CIA photo interpreter experience to expose manipulated photos used to influence public thinking. The non-photgrapher as well as the pro will appreciate and more than not become alarmed at the lies both domestic and foregin governments have used to influence citizens. Once you read this book you will never look at another photograph without questioning its validity. --Conrad F Meier

Given that photo fakery has been widespread since at least World War One, it is amazing that so few books have covered this topic in depth. The author's extraordinary techniques of photometric analysis are worth studying, and his descriptions of tampered photos are incredible! Basically, I wonder about the credibility of the major US news maagazines just as much as I marvel at the handiwork of the former East Germany, Soviet Union, and even China--they regularly manipulate photos, just in different ways. This fine book gives new meaning to the term "pictures don't lie". --Steven M'Benga

About the Author

As the CIA's expert on photo fakery, Dino A. Brugioni was one of the founders of the Agency's National Photographic Interpretation Center. He was involved in the exploitation of U-2, SR-71, and satellite imagery, and discovered and analyzed World War II aerial photography taken of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Potomac Books; illustrated edition (September 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1574881663
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1574881660
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.53 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.25 x 11 inches

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Russell A. Rohde MD

"Photos may tell 1001 lies"

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2006

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"Photo Fakery," by Dino A. Brugioni, VA, Brassey's, 1999, ISBN: 1-57488-166-3 (HC) 228 pgs. text plus 8 pg. Notes, 8 pg. Biblio., 7 pg. Index. 8 1/2" x 11"

CIA officer for 50 years & a founder of the CIA's National Photographic Center, Brugioni chronicles deception & manipulation of photographs used in fraud, deception & propaganda purposes for diverse reasons & exposes methods of photo fakery & the analytic methods used in their detection.

The book is exceedingly well-researched, soundly illustrated & authored for the middling, curious reader & does not require scientific background. It is not a "how to create fakery" book, but rather "how to detect fakery." I highly sanction this treatise that has no real counterpart aside from Wm. Mitchell's 1992 "The Reconfigured Eye." The book is timely, noting that digital imaging & Adobe's Photoshop (& other "paint" programs) have forever changed veracity of photographs currently "snapped" at the rate of 40 to 50 billion daily. It is conceivable the majority of pictures appearing in print are digitally altered, exceeding those which are not. Our concerns are largely with those images in which the truth or accuracy has been compromised.

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Dated material, but great as a historical read

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013

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Photographs have been used to try and justify actions by our Governments, and to try and paint our own Governments as positively as possible. And to paint our adversaries as evil as you possibly can.

In this day of age with Digital manipulation this books information is a bit dated. However, as a history lesson I find it very informative. Especially where the Soviets are concerned. They have used Photo fakery for decades to manipulate sentiment. Many WW2 photos have been shown to be faked in one form or another by the Soviets.

I still find it amusing when someone makes a point regarding WW2 using a photo which has long since been identified as a fake.

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Sperrier

What are you going to believe? Your lying eyes?

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2015

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Good if dry and somewhat outdated book (digital photography was just getting underway when published). Very interesting for the historical examples, especially manipulation by Communist and fascist regimes. A ton of background on CIA, U2 and some Blackbird references.The author has numerous footnotes and citations, but the general reader (myself) will be unlikely to chase them down. An all-round good read; buy a used copy and enjoy it.

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Diane Hooie

Educational and Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2007

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This was a well-written and fascinating book. I thought I would spend more time looking at the pictures than reading the text, but I was so enthralled, I read it all. I also learned a lot about photography by seeing how photos can be edited to tell a different story. It made me appreciate why photo contests generally don't even allow a person to crop an image. This was one of the books that was recommended by the photography class I was taking and I highly recommend it too.

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Sonny Burnett

O.k. Book, needs more photo's.

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2017

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O.k. Book, wish it had more pictures to show us the history.

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Venator5

Political correctness.

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017

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It is good if you looking at technikues or type of technikues. But the writter is colitical correct and claims proven fake photos as original ones.

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Ralph DeMattia

Excellent and Absolutely Fascinating!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2000

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After seeing a C-Span program where the Author showed slides of actual, then altered photos from the book, I was so fascinated that I went out the next morning and bought the book, and it was BETTER than I expected! I found it so amazing that even back in the 1860's, this kind of thing could be done. Absolutely a MUST-HAVE book for history buffs!

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Clyde

Fasinating

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2001

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This was very entertaining and caught my attention. It opened my eyes to a lot of tricks in photography that we tend to miss.
I think this is a book that all digital artists should read. It would show them what not to do.

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Robin L.

A dry and factual book, accurate but somewhat boring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2004

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The subject is interesting enough, how and why photographs have been altered and manipulated. Unfortunately the text is very dry and uninspiring and the photographs shown are boring, small and not particularly well manipulated. The author spent most of his career proving that soviet photographs were manipulated, the examples he shows could have been detected by a five year old with a plastic magnifying glass.
Not a book I could recommend.

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Enrico T.

Review for what ?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2016

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Up to this very moment, the book wasn't delivered. It's some twenty days overdue, but
I cannot track it (it is not shipped by Amazon) nor blame anyone (it was not an option to track it): simply, till now I just payed, I received nothing and I could do nothing. What can I review else ?

Jerry Hamilton

Windows 10 is very broken.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2015

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Windows 10 is very broken.

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