Snapshots of History

Straight photography of the early 20th century, provides an “innate truth” and metaphorical message that serves as a timeless primary source of history. The captured images beautified and illustrated the realities, changes and transitions in the historical period. The images identified not only the history of the time, but resonated a truth through unlikely images. The still images captured in this time, transcend time to deliver a realistic view into the past, rather than that of the glamorized photo painters of the 19th century.

The photography of this time provided a particularly strong element of realism, which proved to be important especially considering the societal, social and economic changes occurring between the wars. Many photographers of this time, sought out to illustrate the intensity of the times they lived in especially in the inter-war period. The complexity of the time period provided a great deal of inspiration for the......

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Title: History Of Photopgraphy
Approximate Word Count: 673
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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