• Photography Reborn: Image Making in the Digital Era

• by Jonathan Lipkin
• Published by Harry N. Abrams
• Paperback, 128 pages, illustrated
• Trim size: 7 3/4 in x 10 in
• Released: November 1st, 2005
• ISBN: 0810992442
• A french translation is also available under the title Révolution numérique : Une nouvelle photographie, published by Editions de la Martiniere

"[A] thorough introduction to the medium.... In accessible prose, Lipkin illustrates how digital photography has expanded the medium's expressive potential, ultimately bringing it closer to painting. This new definition of photography is supported by illustrations that range from abstract to realist to fantastical.... Lipkin takes some provocative and challenging stances, such as arguing that we have reverted to a 19th-century way of seeing with this new technology, making for an intriguing read."
-Publisher's Weekly

Description

In this important companion to a new art form, author Jonathan Lipkin chronicles the rise of digital technology and explores its impact as well as the limits of its possibilities. Every kind of digital image from MRI scans to fine art is highlighted here, from an obscure scientific application, through its adaptation by pioneer computer artists, to its acceptance by the mainstream of the art world. This seminal text—coupled with fascinating images and examples by contemporary artists Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Pedro Meyer, Nancy Burson, and Loretta Lux—is uniquely appropriate for anyone interested in visual communications, photography, and culture.

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• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• What is Digital Photography?
• Portraiture in the Digital Age
• The Body Electric
• Avatars
• The Technological Sublime
• Enchanted Landscapes
• The Indecisive Moment
• Expanding the Boundaries of the Self
• Conclusion
• A Brief History of an Idea