In the 21st century the photographic image is increasingly integral to everyday communications, while, simultaneously, the culture of fame is participated in and understood by almost everyone.

Stephen Bull is an artist, writer and lecturer and is currently the Course Leader for BA Photography at the University of Brighton, Brighton, UK. He is the author of Photography (Routledge, 2009) and the editor of the Companion to Photography (Blackwell, 2015).

Introduction1. Celebrity Before Photography: Famous and Faceless2. The Look of Celebrity: Photography and Personality in the 19th Century3. Fame: The Golden Age of Celebrity and Mass Reproduction4. Shame: Paparazzi Photography and Mortification5. Meeting Celebrities: Fan Photography, or Selfies with the Stars6. Tweeting Celebrities: Fame, Photographs and Social Media7. Double Take: Photography, Celebrity and Art8. Photography After Celebrity: Virtual FameConclusionBibliographyIndex