TV series about photography - Thurs 25th Oct
In case you have an interest in the history of photography rather than in just taking them, Thursday 25th October sees the start of a series on BBC4. The variety of topics should mean that at least one would appeal.
The episodes are as follows;
Fixing the Shadows (Programme 1)
Tracks the first attempts to make images permanent and the mass appeal that the invention of Kodak created.
Documents for Artists
After World War One the potential of photography attracted the attention of artists and governments alike.
Right Place, Right Time?
Examines the photographs of D-Day, the Holocaust and Hiroshima raising questions about history as seen through the viewfinder.
Paper Movies
Charts the golden age of 'photographic journeys' and how the use of colour slowly became a credible medium for 'serious' photographers.
We Are Family
Having conquered the street and the road, photographers approached the final frontier: the home, the self, and private life.
Snap Judgement
Shows how photography has become part of the art world where a single image can cost $2.9m and, in the digital world, where all images are possible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/gen...ogrammes.shtml
