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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 770.1 EAN: 9780312420093 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0312420099 Label: Picador Manufacturer: Picador Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: August 25, 2001 Publisher: Picador Studio: Picador Editorial Review: Product Description: Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism.One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as “a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.” It begins with the famous “In Plato’s Cave”essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching “Brief Anthology of Quotations.” Average Rating:
 Rating:  - SontagSontag noesis between a critique of bias accompaniment modernity into seventies intellect you all in a thought prescribed reasoning from a photographer's reference she and Arbus grotesque "single village" absurd family arranged encumbered a transparent place twins are girls women and dwarves she conjures Sylvia and Jong each line cast another memorial made bordered thoughts in ... Read More Rating: - Easy to criticize this book now, but it was the progenitor of the criticism of photography.These essays helped the scholarship of photography get a fair shake. Even the publication of them in a book was a noteworthy entry in the history of photography. It is easy to look back now and criticize this book, which is basically an intellectual discipline in its infancy, but it remains important. I actually still enjoy the writing, which I find warm and inviting - not because of the tone, but because of the author's sense of adventure. It might be closer to a flight of fancy than a disciplined ... Read More Rating:  - ill-Timed and IrrelevantI originally purchased this book based on the extraordinary, glowing reviews - you know, the same ones on the back cover: "book of great importance and originality", "the most original and illuminating study of the subject", "raises important and exciting questions" etc. etc. etc. Since buying it, I've attempted to plow through it at least 4-5 times, managing to get about 3/4ths through. And I LIKE philosophy and alternative thinking! The problem I think, is that much of what Sontag ... Read More Rating: - On PhotographyOn Photography by Susan Sontag. Arrived within time. Is in great condition. And I'm delighted once again with the service. I cannot fault any aspect of it. So 99% and thanks. Rating: - a must buy book on photographyif you have a serious interest on photography, this book is a must buy. It keep pushing you on considering the meaning of taking a pic, the relationship between the real world and photography, and many other perspectives related to photography. It provide large amount of examples to support its views. I truly think this book is a bible for every photographer. Even if we enter the digital era of photography, the content of this book isn't out of date and have precious value. Regard to the fact that ... Read More |
