Behdad, Ali,  1961- <br/><br/>
Camera orientalis :  reflections on photography of the Middle East / 
Ali Behdad. 
 - 224 pages 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> In the decades after its invention in 1839, photography was inextricably linked to the Middle East. Introduced as a crucial tool for Egyptologists and Orientalists who needed to document their archaeological findings, the photograph was easier and faster to produce in intense Middle Eastern light - making the region one of the original sites for the practice of photography. A pioneering study of this intertwined history, this book traces the Middle East's influences on photography's evolution, as well as photography's effect on Europe's view of 'the Orient'. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226356402 (pbk.) :  £21.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Photography--History--Middle East--19th century.<br/>Photography--Political aspects--Middle East.<br/>Orientalism in art.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>770.9'56