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Photography in Clinical Medicine

Paola Pasquali Editor

Photography in Clinical Medicine

Editor Paola Pasquali Department of Dermatology Pius Hospital de Valls Tarragona Spain

ISBN 978-3-030-24543-6    ISBN 978-3-030-24544-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24544-3 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To my father

Foreword 1

Since the beginning of photography in the 1830s, this newly invented technique has been instantly used in all areas of medicine and science for documentation purposes. And if we look at the development, today we cannot live without photographic pictures. From the once analogous daguerreotype to today’s digital age, the medium has undergone various interesting intermediate stages. It will not take much longer that the last human is able to take a picture of his world environment at any time and send it immediately to the other end of the world. The dermatologist Paola Pasquali recognized early the importance of photography for medicine and especially for dermatology. Early on in this medical discipline, illustrations and photographs were used for student instruction and documentation. In her publication Photography in Clinical Medicine, she not only describes the technical, historical process from a very personal point of view but also deals with the general language of photography. How true is a photograph? Can photography also lie? Is a photo always a document? What else could we never see without photography? What influence does photography have on social contexts? Photography lets us share the lives of others and lets us see what we would normally never see. Psychiatry, war and death, and also t