{"product_id":"9780714870670","title":"The Documentary Impulse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning photographer Stuart Franklin's exploration of how we, as humans, are driven to visually document our experiences and the world around us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStuart Franklin took one of the most powerful photographs of the twentieth century - the 'tank man' in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, 1989. From his insightful position as a photographer, Franklin explores why we are driven to visually document our experiences and the world around us. He focuses on photography but traces this universal need through art, literature and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at photojournalism, war photography and work recording our culture, Franklin identifies some of its driving impulses: curiosity, outrage, reform and ritual; the search for evidence, for beauty, for therapy; and the immortalization of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs our understanding of 'documentary' continues to expand, Franklin considers photographic staging - where, perhaps, the future of the genre may lie: in search of truth over fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book traces what I shall call the documentary impulse. Here I mean the passion to record, with fidelity, the moments we experience and wish to preserve, the things we witness and might want to reform; or simply the people, places or things we find remarkable... Photography (and journalism) practised respectfully has the power to educate us all towards a greater understanding and empathy towards others.\" —\u003ci\u003eStuart Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014541361392,"sku":"9780714870670","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780714870670_p0.jpg?v=1763621304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780714870670","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}