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The article "Picture Research: The Work of Intermediation from Pre-Photography to Post-Digitization" by Nina Lager Vestberg delves into the history and practices of photographic image organization, spanning from the nineteenth century to the digital era. Vestberg highlights the skilled work of picture research, emphasizing the human actors involved in the process despite the digital autonomy of end users. The book explores the gendered nature of the industry, with examples ranging from a British television play set in a picture library to a forensic analysis of a digital reproduction of a tapestry in a Norwegian museum. Researchers in photography, technology, and visual culture will find this text valuable for understanding the ongoing processes of "disintermediation" and "reintermediation" in the pictorial economy. [Extracted from the article] |
