Winner of a 2015 Insight Award from the Society for Photographic Education! Photographic Theory: An Historical Anthology presents a compendium of readings spanning ancient times to the digital age that are related to the history, nature, and current status of debates in photographic theory. * Offers an authoritative and academically up-to-date compendium of the history of photographic theory * Represents the only collection to include ancient, Renaissance, and 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century writings related to the subject * Stresses the drama of historical and contemporary debates within theoretical circles * Features comprehensive coverage of recent trends in digital photography * Fills a much-needed gap in the existing literature