Humanitarian Photography: A History

Book Overview

For well over a century, humanitarians and their organizations have used photographic imagery and the latest media technologies to raise public awareness and funds to alleviate human suffering. This volume examines the historical evolution of what we today call 'humanitarian photography' - the mobilization of photography in the service of humanitarian initiatives across state boundaries - and asks how we can account for the shift from the fitful and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107639719
• ISBN13: 9781107639713
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"