The fourth edition of this comprehensive history of photography has been thoroughly revised & updated Spanning the entire history of the medium from its early development to current practice & providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived & worked throughout this remains an all-encompassing survey Mary Warner Marien discusses photography from a truly global viewpoint & looks at a wide-ranging collection of images through the lenses of art science travel war fashion the mass media & individual photographers In addition to representing the established canon of Europe & the United States key work from Latin America Africa India Russia China & Japan is also included Professional amateur & art photographers are all discussed with Portrait boxes devoted to highlighting important individuals & Focus boxes charting particular cultural debates New additions to this fourth edition include an overview of photographys involvement in conceptual art a detailed review of the photographic work of artist Ed Ruscha & new material on European Worker Photography during the 1920s & 30s Many new pictures have been added throughout the book including superior versions of historical photographs & recent images from contemporary photographers including Walead Beshty Youssef Nabil Lalla Essaydi & Ryan Mc Ginley A rich & vivid account of the history of photography placed in an essential cultural context this indispensable book shows how photography has charted shaped & sharpened our perception of the world ...

Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives from sensationalist images in tabloid papers & snapshots to art photograpy displayed in galleries & sold through international art markets In this thought-provoking exploration of the subject Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an analysis of its purpose & meaning within a wider cultural context He interrogates the way we look & think about photographs & considers such issues as truth & recording objectivity & fine art identity & memory ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

This lavish coffee-table book traces the history of photography from the first black & white images to celebrated examples of 21st-century digital photography Photography celebrates the most iconic photographs of the past 200 years &

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Now available in an updated & revised edition ' Photos that Changed the World' gathers together images of pivotal moments in world history in one stunning volume In lavish two-page spreads this book presents nearly one hundred of history's most memorable photographs from the Wright Brothers first flight to the bombing of Pearl Harbor from Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech to Nelson Mandela's release from prison & from the inauguration of President Barack Obama to the Syrian refugee crisis The volume features pictures from photography masters such as Lewis Hine Dorothea Lange Yousuf Karsh Diane Arbus & James Nachtwey as well as iconic images from lesser-known & unknown photojournalists ' Photos that Changed the World' has been updated to include indelible images of the most significant recent events Engaging essays accompany each photograph & tell the story behind each image ...

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Photovoice is a form of participatory action research which has been gaining use & momentum since its inception in the mid-1990s Within the enactment of this methodology research participants are invited to document aspects of their lives through photography & then provide written or oral accounts of the images they create Designed to situate participants as experts on their lives & their experiences photovoice is a powerful & visceral approach to policy change efforts In this book the photovoice methodology is conceptualized as being comprised of eight steps identification invitation education documentation narration ideation presentation & confirmation Each of the steps is explained & expanded upon & insights are drawn from the extant photovoice literature & the author&s personal experience In addition attention is given to the history of photography & inquiry theoretical underpinnings & aims of the methodology ethical considerations methods & procedures approaches to data analysis & photovoice exhibitions Finally the author has attended to some aspects of photovoice that have historically been left unattended such as building a conceptual framework for a photovoice study viewing the photovoice exhibition as a site of inquiry & thinking through the ways in which ever-evolving photography technologies can & should impact decision-making throughout the photovoice process While many texts exist that touch on andor address photovoice this is the first book solely dedicated to the entirety of the photovoice methodology
- from theory to exhibition Built as a practical guide readers will find a wealth of information resources & advice within this book Educators students & academic researchers will find this an accessible & compassionate text one that will be a trusted companion while on the photovoice project journey
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When it comes to creating dynamic database-driven Web sites the PHP language & My SQL database offer a winning combination -- & with PHP 7 web professionals can achieve dramatic performance improvements Combine these great open source technologies with Larry Ullman's PHP & My SQL for Dynamic Web Sites Visual Quick Pro Guide Fifth Edition & there's no limit to the powerful interactive Web sites you can create With step-by-step instructions complete scripts & expert tips to guide you Ullman gets right down to business After grounding you with practical introductions to both PHP 7 & My SQL he covers core issues ranging from security to session management to j Query & object-oriented programming techniques Ullman walks you through creating several sample applications stressing the latest features & techniques throughout ...

PHP & My SQL Web Development Fifth Edition The definitive guide to building database-driven Web applications with PHP & My SQLPHP & My SQL are popular open-source technologies that are ideal for quickly developing database-driven Web applications PHP is a powerful scripting language designed to enable developers to create highly featured Web applications quickly & My SQL is a fast reliable database that integrates well with PHP & is suited for dynamic Internet-based applications PHP & My SQL Web Development shows how to use these tools together to produce effective interactive Web applications It clearly describes the basics of the PHP language explains how to set up & work with a My SQL database & then shows how to use PHP to interact with the database & the server This practical hands-on book consistently focuses on real-world applications even in the introductory chapters The authors cover important aspects of security & authentication as they relate to building a real-world website & show you how to implement these aspects in PHP & My SQL They also introduce you to the integration of front-end & back-end technologies by using Java Script in your application development The final part of this book describes how to approach real-world projects & takes the reader through the design planning & building of several projects including User authentication & personalization Web-based email Social media integration Shopping cart The fifth edition of PHP & My SQL Web Development has been thoroughly updated revised & expanded to cover developments in PHP through versions 56 & 7 as well as features introduced in recent stable releases of My SQLFree Access to Web Edition Purchase of this book in any format electronic or print

Includes:: free access to the corresponding Web Edition which provides several special features The complete text of the book online Exercises & interactive quizzes to test your understanding of the material Bonus chapters not included in the print or e-book editions Updates & corrections as they become available The Web Edition can be viewed on all types of computers & mobile devices with any modern web browser that supports HTML5 Contents at a Glance Part I Using PHP1 PHP Crash Course 2 Storing & Retrieving Data 3 Using Arrays 4 String Manipulation & Regular Expressions 5 Reusing Code & Writing Functions 6 Object-Oriented PHP7 Error & Exception Handling Part II Using My SQL8 Designing Your Web Database 9 Creating Your Web Database 10 Working with Your My SQL Database 11 Accessing Your My SQL Database from the Web with PHP12 Advanced My SQL Administration 13 Advanced My SQL Programming Part III Web Application Security 14 Web Application Security Risks 15 Building a Secure Web Application 16 Implementing Authentication Methods with PHPPart IV Advanced PHP Techniques 17 Interacting with the File System & the Server 18 Using Network & Protocol Functions 19 Managing the Date & Time 20 Internationalization & Localization 21 Generating Images 22 Using Session Control in PHP23 Integrating Java Script & PHP24 Other Useful Features Part V Building Practical PHP & My SQL Projects 25 Using PHP & My SQL for Large Projects 26 Debugging & Logging 27 Building User Authentication & Personalization 28 (Web Edition) Building a Web-Based Email Client with Laravel Part I29 (Web Edition) Building a Web-Based Email Client with Laravel Part II30 (Web Edition) Social Media Integration Sharing & Authentication 31 (Web Edition) Building a Shopping Cart Part VI Appendix A Installing Apache PHP & My SQL

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