Genres, Movements & Theory
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Still Life Photography
Photography of inanimate objects arranged deliberately by the photographer.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStraight Photography
An approach insisting that photography's proper qualities are sharpness, detail and tonal range, without imitation of other media.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStreet Photography
Candid photography of everyday life in public places, made without directing the subject.
Genres, Movements & TheoryStudium
Barthes's term for the general, culturally shared interest a photograph holds — its subject, context and craft.
Genres, Movements & TheoryThe Decisive Moment
The idea that in any unfolding event there is a single instant at which form and content align most expressively.
Genres, Movements & TheoryThe Family of Man
A 1955 exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art presenting 503 photographs from 68 countries as evidence of shared human experience.
Genres, Movements & TheoryThe Gaze
A critical concept describing how looking is structured by power, and how images position their subjects and viewers.
Genres, Movements & TheoryTravel Photography
Photography of places, cultures and journeys, combining landscape, documentary and portrait approaches.
Genres, Movements & TheoryUnderwater Photography
Photography made beneath the surface of water, using housings and dedicated lighting.
Genres, Movements & TheoryVernacular Photography
Everyday photographs made for practical or personal purposes rather than artistic ones — family albums, passport photos, evidence shots.
Genres, Movements & TheoryWedding Photography
Photography covering a marriage ceremony and its surrounding events, combining documentary, portrait and detail work.
Genres, Movements & TheoryWildlife Photography
Photography of animals in their natural environment, generally without interference or baiting.