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In the decades after its invention in 1839, photography was inextricably linked to the Middle East. Introduced as a crucial tool for Egyptologists and Orientalists who needed to document their archaeological findings, the photograph was easier and faster to produce in intense Middle Eastern light—making the region one of the original sites for the practice of photography.

Title : Camera Orientalis: Reflections on Photography of the Middle East
Author : Ali Behdad
Language : en
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