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Challenging the Picturesque in Photography by Claire Smith is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses challenging preconceptions of what constitutes "picturesque" landscapes in photography. It provides background on historical concepts of picturesque landscapes and photographers like Roger Fenton and Henry Peach Robinson who staged idealized rural scenes. The author argues that their work presented unrealistic portraits that ignored less picturesque subjects. The document also discusses photographers like Ori Gerscht and J.M.W. Turner who found beauty in atypical landscapes through te
- Author
- Claire Smith
- Language
- EN