Well, What Is Photography A Lecture on Photography on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Fotomuseum Winterthur

In this accessible and eloquent book-length essay, Urs Stahel, writer, curator, and co-founder of the Fotomuseum Winterthur, muses on the very nature of photography. Chapters on industrial photography, staged and conceptual photography, and the current crisis of photojournalism provide a panoramic overview of the possibilities and challenges of photography in all of its variety, from the casual snapshot to art and commercial photography. Destined to become a standard work, this essay is a must-read for anyone interested in thinking about photography.Stahel, Urs is the author of 'Well, What Is Photography A Lecture on Photography on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Fotomuseum Winterthur', published 2004 under ISBN 9783908247777 and ISBN 3908247772.