{"title":"Hilary Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHilary Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the relationship between photography and history, capturing moments of conflict with a keen artistic eye. Her work blends visual narrative with cultural reflection, inviting readers to contemplate the power of imagery in shaping our understanding of war and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find Roberts' books a compelling journey through photographic history and its impact on visual storytelling. Her writing illuminates the role of the camera not just as a tool, but as a vital witness to human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-camera-at-war-by-hilary-roberts-9781781579657","title":"The Camera at War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is said that the first casualty of war is truth. But in the arena of war photography, the truth is never simple.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an incredible range of imagery from the Imperial War Museum's vast collection and other major archives around the globe, expert curator Hilary Roberts presents a new perspective on the role of image manipulation in this field over the past 170 years, exploring the consequences for our understanding of historic and contemporary conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the staged scenes and hand-coloured Daguerreotypes of the Crimean War at the very beginning of conflict photography to the AI-generated protest and propaganda imagery of today, Roberts explores the myriad ways in which layers of meaning can be added, erased or changed completely. As \u003ci\u003eThe Camera at War\u003c\/i\u003e so powerfully reveals, sometimes this has been done in order to present a closer approximation of the truth, and sometimes for the causes of national morale, subterfuge and control of the winning narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428223566060,"sku":"9781781579657","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781781579657.jpg?v=1774766911"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hilary-roberts.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}