• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Mining Photography: The Ecological Footprint of Image Production

Mining Photography: The Ecological Footprint of Image Production

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringPhotography History & Criticism

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 3959056567
ISBN13: 9783959056564
Publisher: Spector Books
Published: May 30 2023
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.40 Depth: 9.76
Language: English

A political history of photography's ecological impact, from its origins to the present

Photography has always depended on the extraction and exploitation of raw materials. Having started out using copper, coal, silver and paper in the 19th and 20th centuries, photography now relies, in the age of the smartphone, on rare metals such as coltan, cobalt and europium. This volume focuses on the history of the raw materials utilized in photography, establishing a connection between the history of their extraction, their disposal and climate change. Looking at historical and contemporary works, it demonstrates that the medium is deeply implicated in human-induced changes to nature.

Also from

Levin, Boaz

Also in

Photography History & Criticism