The Genius of Photography - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Fixing the Shadows
How a technical problem was solved in 1839, paving the way for practical application.
Documents for Artists
Following World War I, photography was the medium of the age, and used to promote radical utopia.
Right Time Right Place
Photography at its best makes viewers eyewitnesses to events like D-Day, the Holocaust and Hiroshima.
Paper Movies
The three decades from the late 1950s onwards were the golden age of photographic journeys and colour photography.
We Are Family
How the medium translates personal relationships into photographic ones, and what happens when photographers turn their cameras on themselves.
Snap Judgements
A look at the current state of the art, from phone cameras to digital post-production, and the rediscovery of 19th century techniques.
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