Table of Contents

Preface

PART I
The Background and Context of Landscape Photography – ROD GIBLETT

The Birth of Photography 
The Camera 
Landscape 
The Sublime

PART II 
The Established Tradition of Landscape Photography – ROD GIBLETT

American Landscape and Wilderness Photography 
Australian Landscape Photography
Australian Wilderness Photography

PART III 
Contemporary Photographic Practice in Landscape – JUHA TOLONEN

New Topographics: Withholding Judgement
Richard Woldendorp’s Badlands
Wastelands

PART IV
Challenges to the Established Tradition – ROD GIBLETT

Nuclear Landscapes 
Minescapes and Disaster Zones 
Photography for Environmental Sustainability

Conclusion

About the Author

Rod Giblett is Associate Professor in the School of Communications and Arts at Edith Cowan University in Australia. He is the author of People and Places of Nature and Culture, also published by Intellect. Juha Tolonen is a renowned landscape photographer and a lecturer at both Edith Cowan University and Curtin University in Australia. Alfredo Cramerotti is editor of the Critical Photography series.