post-photography：The Artist with a Camera

Therealworldisfullofcameras;thevirtualworldisfullofimages.Wheredoesallthisphotographicactivityleavetheartist-photographer?Post-Photographytriestoanswerthatquestionbyinvestigatingtheexcitingnewlanguageofphotographicimage-makingthatisemerginginthedigitalageofanything-is-possibleandeverything-has-been-done-before.Foundimageryhasbecomeincreasinglyimportantinpost-photographicpractice，withtheinternetservingasalaboratoryforamajorkindofimage-makingexperimentation.Butartistsalsocontinuetocreateentirelyoriginalworksusingavant-gardetechniquesdrawnfromboththedigitalandanalogueeras.Thisbookissplitintosixsections–SomethingBorrowed，SomethingNew，LayersofReality，Eye-Spy，MaterialVisions，Post-PhotojournalismandAlltheWorldIsStaged–whichcoverthekeystrategiesadoptedby53ofthemostexcitingandinnovativeartist-photographersofthe21stcentury，drawnfromallovertheworld.