A History of Light: The Idea of Photography

When was photography invented, in 1826 with the first permanent photograph? If we depart from the technologically oriented accounts and consider photography as a philosophical discourse an alternative history appears, one which examines the human impulse to reconstruct the photographic or �the evoking of light�.It’s significance throughout the history of ideas is explored via the Platonic Dialogues, Iamblichus’ theurgic writings, and Marsilio Ficino’s texts. This alternative history is not a replacement of other narratives of photographic history but rather offers a way of rethinking photography’s ontological instability. Additional ISBNs 1350084573, 1474254179, 9781350084575, 9781474254175A History of Light: The Idea of Photography 1st Edition is written by Junko Theresa Mikuriya and published by Bloomsbury Academic. ISBNs for A History of Light are 9781474254199, 1474254195 and the print ISBNs are 9781350084575, 1350084573. Additional ISBNs include 1350084573, 1474254179, 9781350084575, 9781474254175.