Camera Indica is an exploration of the changing role of photographic portraiture in India over the last 150 years. It is the first anthropological study of photographic practice in the everyday lived reality of Indian society and combines historical and ethnographic perspectives.Christopher Pinney looks at key moments in Indian photography and considers the ways in which photographic portraiture reflects changing political interests; a decreasing desire to fix identity; and a broader popular visual culture. A distinctive post-colonial Indian photographic practice emerges; characterized by a sophisticated inventiveness using techniques such as over-painting; collage; composite printing and doubling. A substantial part of the book is concerned with the production of such images by studios in a small central Indian town; and the reader is given a vivid sense of their use and significance.
#938231 in eBooks 2013-07-20 2013-07-20File Name: B00DV4AE9O
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jude DIts a great coffee book table. Always a good read!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not very impressedBy KelseyI give it 3 stars because of the adorable kittens; but you can tell the author/photographer definitely did not have the money to hire actually attractive men to pose. There is like one hot guy in this entire book. If you love kittens and hot guys; then buy a kitten calender and watch a Chris Hemsworth movie.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great eye candy.By CustomerGreat photos.