Photographic Theory: An Historical Anthology - Hardcover

"There can be no question that those of us who teach the history of photography and our students have been put most deeply in Hershberger s debt." (History of Photography Online, 1 June 2015) "This chronologically (and, to a lesser extent, thematically) organized selection of key contributions to photographic theory display both the highly exciting diversity of theoretical questions raised by the emergence, development, triumph, and eventual metamorphosis of photography and the amazing possibility to organize the sometimes savage heterogenity of this material along unobtrusive and simple art-historical lines." - Leonardo Online (1 February 2014)

Hershberger is the winner of a 2015 Insight Award from the Society for Photographic Education for his work on this book and for his overall contributions to the field! Photographic Theory: An Historical Anthology presents a compendium of readings spanning ancient times to the digital age that are related to the history, nature, and current status of debates in photographic theory. * Offers an authoritative and academically up-to-date compendium of the history of photographic theory * Represents the only collection to include ancient, Renaissance, and 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century writings related to the subject * Stresses the drama of historical and contemporary debates within theoretical circles * Features comprehensive coverage of recent trends in digital photography * Fills a much-needed gap in the existing literature