01977cam a2200313Ii 4500 ocn909250433 OCoLC 210305s2016 enkaf b 001 0 eng d 017604378 Uk 9781784530112 (hbk) 1784530115 (hbk) 9780857729392 (OCoLC)909250433 (OCoLC)933536926 ERASA eng ERASA e-uk--- TR145 .P66 2016 Pollen, Annebella. Mass photography : collective histories of everyday life / Annebella Pollen. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2016. xiii, 245 p., [8] p. of plates : ill (some col.) International Library of Visual Culture ; 20 Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-240) and index. With increasingly accessible camera technology available, crowdsourced collective histories of everyday life, harnessing amateur photographers to secure a snapshot of a single day, abound like never before. 'Mass photography' assesses the potential of these popular moment-intime projects by examining their historical predecessors. For the first time, it views the vast photographic collections resulting from such projects, analysing their structures and systems, their aims and objectives, and their claims and promises. The central case study is of 55,000 photographs submitted to One Day for Life in 1987, which aimed, in its own time, to be 'the biggest photographic event the world had ever seen'. 'Mass photography' also makes a new and valuable contribution by taking a fresh look at amateur photographic practice on an unprecedented scale. Vernacular photography Great Britain History 20th century Case studies. Vernacular photography Social aspects. Photography Great Britain History. International library of visual culture ; 20. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 TR145 .P66 2016 PNLIB21061335 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 1521 1521