Abstract:
I t is one hundred and fifty Ileal'S since the birth of
photography was announced almost simultaneously by Louis
Daguerre in France and Wi 11 iam Henry Fox Talbot in
c . England. Since that time there have been many number of
break-through inventions that have changed the wOI'ld in
which we live and transformed our perceptions of it. In
the age of space travel, the silicon
conductors , it is easy to forget the
chip and super
importance of
photography.
on our lives
But the influence of the photographic medium
has been fundamental, with far-reaching
consequences in the
survei llance, the
family photography.
areas
picture
For
of science, space exploration,
press 7 advert. i sing, art and
the average urban citizen it is
inconcei vable that a day would pass by without exposure to
the photographic image in one 01' more of its varied
manifestations.
There have been moment during photography's short history
when the medium has played a particulal"lv vital cultural
role. These moments are the results of a combination of
many fact.ors social, political, technological and
aesthetic.
