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"A Small History of Photography" by Walter Benjamin

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"The Author as Producer" by Walter Benjamin

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"A Small History of Photography"

Early daugerrotypes; aura of permanence, duplication of art

First photographers had artistic origins, most started out as painters

Transition to "mainstream" portraits; becomes corny, staged, fabricated...fake pillars, palms, backgrounds

Photography as Art vs. Art as Photography

"Newest" movement (circa 1931) is towards realism; photography captures life as it is

Alternate perspectives; unique way of seeing things

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