The Camerawork Essays : Context and Meaning in Photography

An anthology of 15 essays first published in "Camerawork Magazine", a UK magazine devoted to a critical and contextual study of photography.

It established itself as a source for challenging hallowed ideas about photography and photography education, and many of its contributors and editors are now regarded as pioneering photography practitioners, artists, theorists and teachers.

Introductions place the pieces in historical context.

The book covers a wide range of photographic genres including documentary, fashion, amateur, self-identity, and representation of class, and stresses the concept of visual culture, its context and its wider importance.