Flash!

A substantial addition to our understanding of how a history of photography might be undertaken and articulated... Flash! leaves a bedazzlement of the senses and an inspiring model for those scholars about to delve into the many other histories of photography still waiting to be written. * Geoffrey Batchen, Source Magazine *
[A] rich and compelling cultural history of flash photography Flash! should reach a wide and appreciative audience. * Peter Buse, New Formations *
Offers an opportunity to reflect on the various changing meanings of flash photography. * Kitty Hauser, Apollo *
FLASH! is an engrossing book, full of strange nuggets of history, absorbing descriptions of photographic technology and gems of extraordinary people and events from early photographs to contemporary work. It is a well-supported and enjoyable cultural exploration; Flint's analysis is --appropriately--truly illuminating. * Patricia Baker-Cassidy, Photomonitor *
This cultural history of flash photography from the mid-19th century to the present day will have a special appeal for professional and amateur photographers. * Robert Tanitch, Mature Times *
... the book is a brave attempt to establish a specialised account of photographic history and, simultaneously, secure a place for the subject in modern culture at a time when electronic imaging is forcing new ways to undertake photography where the ambient light is non-existent. * Dr R M Callender, Photographica World *
The book offers an expanded way through which to navigate the many ways that flash has been used and to contemplate its place in the twenty-first century. * Fiontan Moran, The Burlington Magazine *