Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience
Photographer Felice Beato (1832-1909) was a pioneer of souvenir photography, a genre of photography that depicted foreign cultures for an unfamiliar audience. A type of photography that was popular in the 19th century, particularly in Japan, souvenir photography was created to export images of fore...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press
2022-12-01
|
| Series: | Linguaculture |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/article/view/318 |
| _version_ | 1797956996036558848 |
|---|---|
| author | Eduard-Claudiu Gross |
| author_facet | Eduard-Claudiu Gross |
| author_sort | Eduard-Claudiu Gross |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Photographer Felice Beato (1832-1909) was a pioneer of souvenir photography, a genre of photography that depicted foreign cultures for an unfamiliar audience. A type of photography that was popular in the 19th century, particularly in Japan, souvenir photography was created to export images of foreign cultures to people in the West. This article explores the historical implications of souvenir photography, the influence of Felice Beato on the genre, and how he represented Asian culture to people in the West. Beato’s work in Japan, China, and India allowed him to experiment with different types of photography, such as architectural, panoramic, and war photography. His photography was characterized by the use of panoramic and colorization techniques, which allowed him to capture the essence of the places he visited. His work contributed significantly to the emergence of souvenir photography as a genre, and his ability to convey the beauty of his subjects was widely recognized. Beato’s photography brought a part of Asian culture to the western population, and his images often portrayed what the westerns perceived as the exoticism of these cultures.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-04-10T23:58:32Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-10ba665bafb14c71820f94f5072fd141 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2067-9696 2285-9403 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-10T23:58:32Z |
| publishDate | 2022-12-01 |
| publisher | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Linguaculture |
| spelling | doaj.art-10ba665bafb14c71820f94f5072fd1412023-01-10T08:35:04ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University PressLinguaculture2067-96962285-94032022-12-0113210.47743/lincu-2022-2-0318Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western AudienceEduard-Claudiu Gross0Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj, Romania Photographer Felice Beato (1832-1909) was a pioneer of souvenir photography, a genre of photography that depicted foreign cultures for an unfamiliar audience. A type of photography that was popular in the 19th century, particularly in Japan, souvenir photography was created to export images of foreign cultures to people in the West. This article explores the historical implications of souvenir photography, the influence of Felice Beato on the genre, and how he represented Asian culture to people in the West. Beato’s work in Japan, China, and India allowed him to experiment with different types of photography, such as architectural, panoramic, and war photography. His photography was characterized by the use of panoramic and colorization techniques, which allowed him to capture the essence of the places he visited. His work contributed significantly to the emergence of souvenir photography as a genre, and his ability to convey the beauty of his subjects was widely recognized. Beato’s photography brought a part of Asian culture to the western population, and his images often portrayed what the westerns perceived as the exoticism of these cultures. https://www.journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/article/view/318souvenir photographyFelice BeatoAsian culturecolorization19th century Japan |
| spellingShingle | Eduard-Claudiu Gross Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience Linguaculture souvenir photography Felice Beato Asian culture colorization 19th century Japan |
| title | Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience |
| title_full | Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience |
| title_fullStr | Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience |
| title_short | Souvenir Photography: Documenting a Foreign Culture for the Western Audience |
| title_sort | souvenir photography documenting a foreign culture for the western audience |
| topic | souvenir photography Felice Beato Asian culture colorization 19th century Japan |
| url | https://www.journal.linguaculture.ro/index.php/home/article/view/318 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT eduardclaudiugross souvenirphotographydocumentingaforeigncultureforthewesternaudience |