Chapter Introduction -- chapter The purpose of critical theory in photography -- chapter 1 Historical outline of photographic representation -- chapter Vision and representation -- chapter Avant-garde practice -- chapter 2 Pre-production -- The aesthetics of photography -- chapter Visualisation -- chapter Camera angle -- chapter 3 The photographic image -- chapter Case study: I. Russell Sorgi's photograph of a suicide -- chapter 4 Post-production -- chapter 5 The documentary photograph -- The photograph as a document -- chapter Case study: The Guardian assignment -- chapter 6 Photography as a cultural critique -- From?unconcerned' photographs to concerned photographers -- chapter The cultural chasm -- chapter 7 Characteristics of digital photography -- chapter Changes to photography by digital imagery -- chapter 8 Conclusion -- chapter Notes -- chapter 2 Pre-production -- chapter 5 The documentary photograph.