Photographic albums: self-representation and memory storage praxis in society
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Abstract
Albums are one of the most common types of memory storage. The objective of the abstract was to
explore album phenomenon that has left an impression on society. The albums affected performed
rituals in society, ranging from going to studio or taking photographs, album purchase and
photography collecting and showing album to others. The album’s popularity is due to the
availability of photography and its high distribution, as well as to scientific development, lifestyle
and values. The album passed science achievement results: photography invention, the process
development, the industrial revolution, which opened the way for the mass production goods move
to market. The album was convenient and a visually aesthetic solution that buyers willingly bought
and manufacturers, offered in the growing diversity of design, since nineteenth-century albums
became a mass product. The content and typology of albums changed: at the beginning, society’s
purpose was self-representation, but later, storytelling
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