Accompanies an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 8 Feb.-1 May 2011.
Introduction: Reading early photographs of China / Wu Hung
The history of the camera obscura and early photography in China / Edwin K. Lai
Through a foreign glass : the art and science of photography in late Qing China / Jeffrey W. Cody and Frances Terpak
Inventing a "Chinese" portrait style in early photography : the case of Milton Miller / Wu Hung
Chinese as subject : photographic genres in the nineteenth century / Sarah E. Fraser
Beyond the frame : the camera in Republican Shanghai and wartime Chongqing / Wen-hsin Yeh.
Brush & shutter : early photography in China. ISBN 9781606060544. Published by Getty Research Institute in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.