照片的历史

by Graham Clarke, 格雷汉姆·克拉克, 易英 (Translator)

编辑推荐：
　　★ 牛津艺术史——西方当代权威的艺术史丛书，由英语世界权威学者撰著，采用开放式的出版理念，已出版三十余种。每种配有百幅以上的全彩精美图版，用前沿观点与新颖材料阐述艺术史核心问题，被誉为“通向21世纪艺术史的大门”。
　　★ 糅合不同创见，从作品、人物理解摄影题材的发展；一部生动、极具情感的摄影进化史
　　 《照片的历史》从1826年第一张照片的诞生讲起，选择摄影史上128幅关键作品，梳理风景、城市、肖像、身体、纪实等摄影题材的发展，展现施蒂格利茨、卡蒂埃–布列松、黛安·阿勃丝、马修·布雷迪等摄影大师通过镜头对世界的观看与思考，并吸收罗兰·巴特、苏珊·桑塔格等对摄影的独特创见，为我们贯穿起一部生动、极具情感的摄影进化史。

内容简介：
　　《照片的历史》选取了摄影史上的关键作品，从涅普斯首次固定的摄影形象，到卡蒂埃–布列松、施蒂格利茨等人的经典作品，再到辛迪·舍曼、维克多·伯金等人的后现代摄影尝试，以时间为线，梳理了风景、城市、肖像、身体、纪实、艺术等几大摄影题材，以呈现一部炫目而富有创造力的摄影史。

作者简介：
　　格雷汉姆·克拉克（Graham Clarke） 英国肯特大学文学与图像研究高级讲师。出版著作有《沃尔特·惠特曼：作为私人史的诗歌》，编有《美国城市：文学与文化视角》《摄影中的肖像》《风景艺术》等，同时也参与埃德加·爱伦·坡、T. S. 艾略特、托马斯·哈代作品的编辑工作。
　　译者：易英 著名美术史家、艺术批评家，中央美术学院教授、博士生导师。

评论：
本书最令人印象深刻的特点，是作者通过带领读者观看一系列具体的摄影作品，呈现了摄影主要题材的发展过程。既得体又富原创性的一本书。
——米克·吉德利（Mick Gidley） 利兹大学

读过这本书之后，你对照片的观看方式将从此不同。
——英国《厨房与花园》杂志

简明而全面，非常有价值的文本。
——《爱尔兰时报》

目录：
前言
第一章　什么是照片？
第二章　我们如何阅读照片？
第三章　摄影与19世纪
第四章　摄影中的风景
第五章　摄影中的城市
第六章　摄影中的肖像
第七章　摄影中的身体
第八章　纪实摄影
第九章　作为艺术的摄影
第十章　被操纵的摄影
第十一章　充满无限好奇的摄影盒子
注释
插图目录
文献综述
大事记

Genres: Photography, Art, Nonfiction, History, Art and Photography

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 8, 1997

About the author

Graham Clarke was born in 1941 and is an artist, author, illustrator and humorist.

Reviews

[Zoë Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for the first year of my photography degree, lots of wonderful information but a lot to read at once. The language is extremely descriptive and perhaps "over-the-top" however still worth the read for reference, some wonderful work in there.

[Domiziana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inizialmente acquistato per preparare un esame universitario, ho finito per leggerlo per puro piacere personale.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my first taste of the Oxford History of Art series.

The good: I learnt about some interesting photographers like Diane Arbus, Chris Killip, Martin Parr, Brassaï, André Kertész, and Ernst Haas. There was a range of different photographic styles and sometimes the interpretation/criticism helped to explain what makes photos 'good'.

The bad: the writing style! A few snippets: "Phenomenologically, there is a primary concern with the thingness of things", "...a complex typology as to how space is suggestive of the mythology of possibility and freedom, and historical and sociological realities", and "The image is concerned with the quizzical nature of presence". Also, the book focuses heavily on black and white photography, and most of the works are somewhat dated (the book was published in 1995 but even so, most examples were from the early to mid 20th century).

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just like looking at the pictures, haven't read the text.

[Clive Wheeler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some opinions didn't seem to make sense when taking the viewer into account. The writing was not always easy to read, I was particularly irritated by his use of 'basic to' in place of core to or essential to or key to.
The photographs are great though and I was introduced to a couple of names that I will investigate further.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive history of photography - covering aspects of technical progress, social implications and artistic values. Interesting reading!

[Roy McDine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well documented and illustrated, would liked to have seen more images of each photographers, but liked the format.

[Keith Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some wonderful photos to illustrate the progression of photography and the book explores diverse themes of the craft, but the narrative comes across as a bit pompous.

[Linuet · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to photography.

[Julien · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well documented book about the history of photography. The technical evolution of photography and its social impact.

[dv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ottima storia soprattutto per come sottolinea l'aggettivo "culturale" del titolo. Al di là dell'efficace progressione per temi e della scelta (buona) di autori e foto, quel che più funziona sono le considerazioni di carattere sociologico. Il che mette questo testo una spanna sopra molto altre storie della fotografia.