American Photography: A Century of Images

S1 E1

American Photography: A Century of Images — Season 1, Episode 3: Photography Transformed, 1960-1999

Documentary57 min1 season, 3 episodes8.0/10

Episode synopsis

The photographic image remains dominant, factoring significantly in landmark events like the Cuban Missile crisis, the Vietnam War, and Civil Rights violence -- but challenges are rising. Television and motion pictures increasingly compete for the visual landscape. Computer technology undercuts the notion of "photographic truth" by enabling the alteration of photographs without detection.

About American Photography: A Century of Images

Three-part series exploring the impact that photography has had on American life in the twentieth century. The story of pictures we have taken and where they have taken us.

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