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An Updated, Expanded Introduction To The Ideas Behind Today's Striking Photographic Images. Lively, Accessible Discussions Of Key Issues Such As Ambiguity, Objectivity, Fiction, Authenticity, And Photography's Expanding Field Are Supplemented With New Material Around Timely Topics Such As Globalization, Selfie Culture, And Photographers' Use Of Advanced Digital Technologies, Including Cgi And Virtual Reality. Introduction: Why Art Photography? -- 1. Hybrid Genres: Portraiture -- 2. Objectivity And Seriousness -- 3. Fictive Documents -- 4. Authenticity -- 5. Digital Dialogues: Spectacle And Spectators -- 6. Beyond Photography. Lucy Soutter. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 159-164) And Index.