The purpose of the book The
Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton is to present the range
of motivations and expressions within the field of photography. The book is
divided into eight chapters, each of which examines different categories of
contemporary art photography. However, the photographs within each chapter do
not necessarily belong exclusively to the category defined by that chapter;
rather, the photographs may cover a broad range of themes that stretch over several
chapters. Cotton then goes on to give a brief description of many photographers
who have had an impact on contemporary art photography. These artists include
William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, Alec Soth, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Seydou Keïta,
David Goldblatt, and Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Eggleston and Shore have
contributed greatly to the shift to color in art photography, and the Bechers
sought to connect history and the everyday within photography. Keïta’s work, as
well as Goldblatt’s, draw attention to social and cultural imagery.
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