Ordinary Pictures and Accidental Masterpieces: Snapshot Photography in the Modern Art Museum.

An essay is presented on vernacular photography as a visual medium and practice. It offers an analysis of photography's vernacular history. The visual structures and aesthetics of photography are discussed, along with the concept of ordinary photography, in which photographs are taken by non-artists for non-artistic purposes. Picture postcards, jewelry embellished with photographs, and tintype portraits are all discussed.