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In Our Own Image

Name: In Our Own Image
Author: Fred Ritchin
ISBN: 9780893818562

by Fred Ritchin

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Overview

Back in stock! From the birth of photojournalism and the rise of the picture press, beginning with seminal international periodicals like Vu and Life, to the sci-fi setting of MIT's Media Lab and the possibility of a "hyper-photography" that would capture our dreams and thoughts, Fred Ritchin's In Our Own Image is a classic account of technology's impact on what we see, and, ultimately, what we believe, about the world. A seminal text that has shaped the debate about digital imaging since its initial publication in 1990, this edition has been updated throughout to reflect recent changes in technology--for example, the exponential growth of the World Wide Web--and includes a substantial new foreword by the author.

About the Author, Fred Ritchin

Fred Ritchin was Picture Editor of the New York Times Magazine (1978-82), Executive Editor of Camera Arts magazine (1982-83), and Founding Director of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program at the International Center of Photography (1983-86). He is now Associate Professor of Photography and Communications at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a new media consultant to many news and photo organizations.