Documentary photography is undergoing an unprecedented transformation as it adapts to the impact of digital technology, social media and new distribution method

The only book to cover the most popular tool for social change - photography.

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Discusses the concept of documentary photographs, the Farm Security Administration, and the use of photography to influence the viewer