Description
About the Author
Noni Stacey is a photo historian, writer and political researcher.
Reviews
'It offers a detailed look at some important yet rather undervalued figures in the history of 20th-century British photography who deserve to be brought back into focus.' - Art Quarterly magazine
'Stacey's book includes copious illustrations of placards, posters, scrapbooks & more...For those interested in the social and intellectual history of the community photography movement, this is a satisfying & illuminating volume.' - Tom Allbeson, Source magazine
'Stacey's research is outstanding... she has marshalled this information into an intriguing account of an exciting, idealistic, and sometimes fractious period.' - Diane Smyth, Photomonitor
'Essential Art Books of 2020' - Elephant magazine
'Stacey has written a rare and important book which integrates word, image, artistry and activism in the real lives of working people and those who documented their lives and struggles, and although it records events and initiatives nearly half a century ago, its relevance to now-times is total.' - Chris Searle, Race and Class Journal
'it is both an enlightening history of this period and a critical reference book for the present. Indeed, although the advent of social media has reshaped the visual landscape, the strategies employed by the collectives still resonate on a theoretical and practical level today.' - British Journal of Photography
'The archival research and oral histories compiled by Stacey will remain a lasting contribution of this text. Stacey has a remarkable ability to let the tensions, contradictions and difficulties encountered by her protagonists remain a central part of the history, underscoring the rich complexity of community photography.... Among the well-trodden political debates surrounding documentary, photojournalism and the mass media, 'community photography' has remained an overlooked and under-theorised subject. Stacey corrects this oversight with an intervention that is sure to be an indispensable resource for scholars in this area.' - History of Photography Journal
Book Information
ISBN 9781848224094
Author Noni Stacey
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Publisher Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd