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Part memoir, part cultural criticism, Stock Photo mines the significance of the stock photo in our everyday lives, from the ads and websites we browse, to the menus and memes that we consume. Through interviews with stock photography experts, photographers, models, consumers, and other stakeholders, Simona Supekar explores the evolution of the industry by tracing the creation of a stock photo from concept to usage while highlighting significant historical moments.
Supekar weaves in her own experiences as a keyworder for a stock photography company while reckoning with her Asian American/South Asian identity in a post-9/11 world. Stock Photo also addresses how these images have the power to shape our perceptions about race, class/caste, gender, ability, and more, thus underscoring the importance of representation even in something as innocuous as a stock photo.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Armchairs and Avocados and Armpits
- Chapter 2: Beginnings
- Chapter 3: Portrait and Close-up and White Background
- Chapter 4: Portrait and Wide Angle
- Chapter 5: Business
- Chapter 6: Twentysomething
- Chapter 7: Landscapes
- Chapter 8: Cheese
- Chapter 9: Still Life
- Chapter 10: Divers*
- Chapter 11: Related Keywords
- Chapter 12: Email
- Chapter 13: Terrorist
- Chapter 14: Funny
- Chapter 15: Recycling
- Chapter 16: Transitions
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- INDEX
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