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We Are Family

Episode 5 of 6

Documentary series. How the medium translates personal relationships into photographic ones, and what happens when photographers turn their cameras on themselves.

Documentary series exploring the history of photography, from daguerreotype to digital, from portraits to photo-journalism, from art to advertising.

How the medium translates personal relationships into photographic ones, when strangers, celebrities, lovers and children get fed to the camera. Plus, what happens when photographers turn their cameras on themselves - what they choose to reveal and what do they try to conceal?

1 hour

Last on

Sat 28 Mar 200901:35
BBC One except Scotland

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  • Thu 22 Nov 200721:00
    BBC Four
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    BBC Four
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    BBC Four
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    BBC Four
  • Sat 14 Mar 200922:55
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  • Sat 28 Mar 200901:35
    BBC One except Scotland