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Banking on Images: The Bettmann Archive and Corbis

Banking on Images: The Bettmann Archive and Corbisaf Estelle Blaschke
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The role of photo agencies remains a blind spot in the history of photography. Emerging in the beginning of the 20th century to satisfy the picture-hunger of modern man (Tschichold), they transformed photography into a commodity. As catalysts for the picture market and through the creation of systematic collections, these companies shaped our western visual culture. The 1920s, 1930s and 1990s, in particular, ushered a paradigm shift in the economy of the medium, marked by major technological developments and the rise of new markets. Taking the example of the Bettmann Archive and Corbis - one of the world's largest photo agencies, founded by Bill Gates - the book Banking on Images inquires into the criteria used in selecting these images, the way in which the value of a commercial image bank is determined, and the concept of photography that lies behind it.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9783944669632
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 224
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. maj 2015
  • Størrelse:
  • 160x229x15 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 454 g.
  • BLACK WEEK
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The role of photo agencies remains a blind spot in the history of photography. Emerging in the beginning of the 20th century to satisfy the picture-hunger of modern man (Tschichold), they transformed photography into a commodity. As catalysts for the picture market and through the creation of systematic collections, these companies shaped our western visual culture. The 1920s, 1930s and 1990s, in particular, ushered a paradigm shift in the economy of the medium, marked by major technological developments and the rise of new markets. Taking the example of the Bettmann Archive and Corbis - one of the world's largest photo agencies, founded by Bill Gates - the book Banking on Images inquires into the criteria used in selecting these images, the way in which the value of a commercial image bank is determined, and the concept of photography that lies behind it.

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