Photography as fiction

By Erin C. Garcia

Subjects: Trick photography, Photography, artistic, Staged photography, History, Artistic Photography

Description: From as early as 1839, artists began exploring photography’s enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to create pictures for the camera. Here, a short introductory essay summarizes the history of staged photogaphy, highlighting key debates on the medium’s blunt factuality and its capacity for deception. PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION