TY - BOOK AU - Salkeld,Richard TI - Reading photographs: an introduction to the theory and meaning of images SN - 9781350092075 (pbk.) AV - TR187 .S255 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Photographic criticism KW - Photography, Artistic KW - Photography KW - Aesthetics N1 - Reprint. Originally published: London : Fairchild Books, 2014; What is a photograph? -- Reading the signs -- Truth and lies -- Identity -- Big Brother is watching you -- Aesthetics N2 - An introduction to theories of representation and visual analysis and how they can be applied to photography. Introducing the development of photography and different approaches to reading images, the book looks at elements such as identity, gaze, psychoanalysis, voyeurism, and aesthetics. Visual examples illustrate the text and case studies, and brief activity points allow readers to apply relevant theories to their own practice ER -