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The Art of Enhanced Photography: Beyond the Photographic Image
By James Luciana and Judith Watts, 1999, Rockport Publishers
An insider's look at the inspirations, techniques and production
methods of 17 artists working with alternative photographic processes.
The Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of Photography
Edited by Richard Bolton, 1992, MIT Press
Thoughtful anthology that explores "the social function
of photography and the social role of the photographic artist."
The Critical Image: Essays on Contemporary Photography
Edited by Carol Squiers, 1990, Bay Press
Collection of criticism exploring diverse subjects such as digitalization
of photography, surrealism within art photography, representation
and sexual politics, and the idea of photographic "originality."
Diana and Nikon: Essays on Photography
By Janet Malcolm, 1997, Aperture
The noted writer's thoughts on noted photographers from Alfred
Stieglitz to Richard Avedon and Sally Mann.
In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography
By Fred Ritchin, 1990, Aperture
One of the first books to examine the impact of digital technology
on photography. Scheduled to be updated by the publisher any
time now.
Metamorphoses: Photography in the Electronic Age
Aperture Magazine, Vol. 136, Summer 1994.
Really cool collection of essays and images illuminating the
transition of the medium of photography into the digital era.
The New Renaissance: Computers and the Next Level of Civilization
By Douglas S. Robertson, 1998, Oxford University Press
Historical context for the computer revolution, plus predictions
and projections concerning how computer technology will revolutionize
every aspect of civilization.
On Photography
By Susan Sontag, 1977, Dell Publishing Co.
The classic. Analysis of how photographic images have influenced
our culture.
PhotoSpeak: A Guide to the Ideas, Movements and Techniques
of Photography, 1839 to the Present
By Gilles Mora, 1998, Abbeville Press
An easy-to-use reference guide that covers a wide range of photographic
terms and topics.
The Digital Evolution: Visual Communication in the Electronic
Age, Essays, Lectures and Interviews 1967-1998
By A.D. Coleman, 1998, Nazraeli Press
Truth and Fictions, CD-ROM by Pedro Meyer, 1991, Voyager.
Workshop
Digital Photoillustration
By Jeremy Gardiner, 1994, Van Nostrand Reinhold
A how-to of digital photo illustration.
Photomontage: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Pictures
By Stephen Golding, 1997, Rockport Publishers
The author illustrates how to create montage and encourages artists
to combine digital and mechanical techniques to express themselves.
Includes gallery section.
Artists
Surrational Images: Photomontages by Scott Mutter
By Scott Mutter, 1992, University of Illinois Press
Jerry Uelsmann
Yosemite
1996, University Press of Florida
Photo Synthesis
1992, University Press of Florida
Process and Perception
1986, University Press of Florida
Twenty-five Years: A Retrospective
1982, Little Brown and Company
Silver Meditations
1975, Morgan & Morgan
An Aperture Monograph
1971, Aperture