Social documentary

United Kingdom, 1978

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Episode number 4 of Series “Exploring Photography”.
One of a series which aims to improve the viewers awareness of social documentary photography as an art form. Several photographers discuss their work.

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Credits

producer

Peter Riding

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Exploring Photography

Group of items

Exploring Photography

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323325

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Photography, Journalistic

Crafts & Visual Arts → Documentary photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Social aspects

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Artistic

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Journalistic

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Photography - Social aspects

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Photography - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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