Ritz Library: Photography: Start Your Research

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Online Reference Books

Digital Nature Photography by John and Barbara Gerlach
Publication Date: 2015-04-17
100 Ideas That Changed Photography by Mary Warner Marien
Publication Date: 2012-10-24

Reference Books in Print

A Short Course in Photography by Barbara London; Jim Stone
Call Number: 771 L847 2019
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book (2022 Release) by Conrad Chavez; Andrew Faulkner
Call Number: 006.686 F263 2022
Publication Date: 2021-12-27

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The Department of Performing, Visual Arts and Communications

Photography is part of the PVAC Department, which is located in Washington-010.

Department Phone: 845-431-8610

Photography

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