Understanding a Photograph/ John Berger

By:

Berger, John

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: United Kingdom; Penguin; 2013Description: 218p; 18x11cmISBN:

9780141392028

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Summary: In Understanding a Photograph, John Berger argues that photographs are not objective truths but selective representations shaped by context, intention, and interpretation. A photo freezes a moment yet cannot explain it, and its meaning shifts depending on how and where it is used—whether in a newspaper, gallery, or family album. Berger highlights photography’s ties to memory and loss, its role in reinforcing power and ideology, and the need for viewers to actively question the conditions of a photograph’s production and circulation rather than assuming it offers simple realism.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Photography Gallery	Technology- Photography, Cinematography, Electronic Media	TR624-835 10.024 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		5966

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In Understanding a Photograph, John Berger argues that photographs are not objective truths but selective representations shaped by context, intention, and interpretation. A photo freezes a moment yet cannot explain it, and its meaning shifts depending on how and where it is used—whether in a newspaper, gallery, or family album. Berger highlights photography’s ties to memory and loss, its role in reinforcing power and ideology, and the need for viewers to actively question the conditions of a photograph’s production and circulation rather than assuming it offers simple realism.

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