Photography Catalogue of the Year, winner of the 2015 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards

Each of these eleven case studies spanning the period from the invention of ‘metric’ photography of crime scenes in the nineteenth century to the reconstruction of a drone attack in Pakistan in 2012, offers an ‘archaeological’ analysis of the historical and geopolitical context in which the images appeared, as well as their purpose, the way they were produced and the specific framework of their reception.

The nature and the gravity of the facts described mean that no fallacious comparison must be allowed to simplify or reduce the ambit of such images. Coming not long after the invention of the medium, everyday use of photographs in the courtroom made the image’s power as truth an essential tool of conviction in the service of justice. This power as truth has been ardently debated, sometimes legitimately contested and often contradicted.

How does the image take shape in truth-seeking scientific and historical discourse?

Tekst: Jennifer L. Mnookin, Anthony Petiteau, Tomasz Kizny, Thomas Keenan, and Eric Stover

Aantal pagina's: 240

Foto's: 280 zwart wit foto's

Formaat: 22 x 28.5 cm (staand)

Hardcover

Taal: Engels

Uitgever: Éditions Xavier Barral

ISBN: 9782365110839