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Contemporary Issues

Edited By J. TOMAS LOPEZ,

A Different Set of Questions for a New Age

J. TOMAS LOPEZ

University of Miami

Since its inception, photography has functioned as a catalyst for change and revolution, not just in the recording of world events, but as a tool for many disciplines. One could argue that photography’s discovery has had the same impact on art, communication, and the sciences as the printing press had on the distribution of literature. The printing press at the time of its invention may have primarily been thought of as simply a tool to facilitate the reproduction of manuscripts and bibles, but what could ...

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