Photography and Death

by Audrey Linkman

The idea of photographing the dead is as old as photography itself. For the most part, early death photographs were commissioned or taken by relatives of the deceased and preserved in the home as part of the family collection. Once thought inappropriate and macabre, today these photographs are considered to have a beneficial role in bereavement therapy.

Photography and Death reveals the beauty and significance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186189791X
• ISBN13: 9781861897916
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 8.6"