Photography and Tibet / Clare Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Clare, author.

Series:

Exposures (London, England)

Exposures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Photography.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--1951-.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages) : color illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2016.

Summary:

Magnificent and mysterious, Tibet has been a source of fascination for outsiders for centuries, and its grand landscapes and vibrant culture have especially captivated photographers. But the country is both geographically and politically challenging, and access from the outside has never been easy. With this book, Clare Harris offers the first historical survey of photography in Tibet and the Himalayas, telling the intriguing stories of both Tibetans and foreigners who have attempted to document the region's wonders on film. Harris combines extensive research in museums and archives with her own fieldwork in Tibetan communities to present materials that have never been examined before--including the earliest known photograph taken in Tibet, dating to 1863. She looks at the experimental camera-work of Tibetan monks--including the thirteenth Dalai Lama--and the creations of contemporary Tibetan photographers and artists. With every image she explores the complex religious, political, and cultural climate in which it was produced. Stunningly illustrated, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the dramatic history of Tibet since the mid-nineteenth century and its unique entanglements with aesthetics and modernity.

Contents:

Cover

Photography and Tibet

Imprint Page

Contents

Note on Language

Prologue

One: Picturing Tibet from the Periphery

Two: The Opening of Tibet to Photography

Three: Tibetan Encounters with the Camera

Epilogue

References

Select Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2016).