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What is Photography For?

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Social documentary photographer Jim Mortram and photographer and publisher Craig Atkinson ponder why should we care about photography? Why take photographs? Why preserve them.
Why should we care about photography? Why take photographs? Why preserve them?
Social documentary photographer Jim Mortram and photographer and publisher Craig Atkinson ponder these questions and more, using their own work as guides towards a photography that is humane and politically-engaged.

Jim Mortram is an award-winning social documentary photographer and the creator of Small Town Inertia.
Craig Atkinson is an award-winning publisher, artist and lecturer. He runs Café Royal Books, an independent publisher of photography photobooks or zines based in Southport, England.

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Helen Cooke
Jim Mortram
Craig Atkinson
Keywords
photography
Department: Bodleian Libraries
Date Added: 05/05/2023
Duration: 01:14:56

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