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Photography and Early Motor Touring in Britain.

Photography and Early Motor Touring in Britain.

Authors :
Dominici, Sara
Source :
History of Photography. Aug2023, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p234-255. 22p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This article explores the arrival of the motorcar in Britain as it polarised photographers' opinions like no other means of transport before. The article asks, more specifically, why those photographers who came from the experience of cycling believed that the new transport technology hindered the practices of observation that they treasured and, relatedly, how the use that the motorists made of the camera ushered in a new way of being modern. It does so by reconstructing the impact that the new material and social experiences triggered by motoring, together with the visual culture that accompanied its popularisation, had in shaping the automobile's relationship with photography. The article argues that photographers' conflicted attitudes towards the role that the motorcar played in their leisure lives is reflected in a tension between established and emerging machine-driven visual epistemologies at the beginning of the twentieth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03087298
Volume :
47
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
History of Photography
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
179967393
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/03087298.2024.2338610