Traveling Light: Photography, Travel and Visual Culture

by Peter D. Osborne

This is a thoroughly illustrated study of the close and continuous relationship between two of modern culture’s central the photographic image and travel. Contributing to the growing literature of travel and its representations, the book argues that from its beginnings, photography has played a constitutive role in the formation of travel--comparable in importance to its part in the portrayal of social identity. It shows how, in turn, travel has shaped the use and language of all types of photographic production.

260 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 2000