-Kodak "Brownie" camera = $1.00
-Photos are visual records of peoples lives; capture way of life
-Before, people have pictures taken once or twice in their lifetime
-Postcards
--events, death, family, disasters, county fairs, political parties, etc
-Pictures were hand processed
-19th Century - no pictures in magazines or newspapers because of how long process was
-1905: National Geographic (Wentzel)
--Pictures informed impressions of the world; got to see what was happening in different parts of world.
--Went from 3,000 subscribers to over 1,000,000 in five years
-Edward Curtis: took pictures of what he believed would disappear
-People aregued whether photography was an art or not
-Straight Photography: no manipulating the photo; photo is what it is
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