Snapshot Versions of Life

by Richard Chalfen

Book Overview

Snapshot Versions of Life is an important foray into the culture of photography and home life from an anthropologist's perspective. Examining what he calls "Home Mode" photography, Richard Chalfen explores snapshots, slide shows, family albums, home movies, and home videos, uncovering what people do with their photos as well as what their personal photos do for them.
Chalfen's "Polaroid People" are recognizable-if ironically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879723882
• ISBN13: 9780879723880
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"