Why read The Social Photo?

Book cover of The Social Photo: On Photography and Social Media

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With the rise of the smart phone and social media, cameras have become ubiquitous, infiltrating nearly every aspect of social life. The glowing camera screen is the lens by which many of us apprehend and communicate our experience. But our thinking about photography has been slow to catch-up; this major…

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1 author picked The Social Photo as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ellen T. Armour

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Insta’s not the only platform that’s full of photos and videos. Facebook is, too – most of them taken on and posted from someone’s cell phone.

Photography’s role in our private, public, and political lives has dramatically changed thanks to the cell phone camera and social media. Jurgenson helped me think through the impact of what he calls “the social photo” on us and on our world in a super accessible way.

From Ellen's list on social media’s impact on us.