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A relatively little-known but significant text. -- Lindsay Smith, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Studies
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With an introduction by Hubertus von Amelunxen Media philosopher Vilem Flusser proposed a revolutionary new way of thinking about photography. An analysis of the medium in terms of aesthetics, science and politics provided him with new ways of understanding both the cultural crises of the past and the new social forms nascent within them. Flusser showed how the transformation of textual into visual culture (from the linearity of history into the two-dimensionality of magic) and of industrial into post-industrial society (from work into leisure) went hand in hand, and how photography allows us to read and interpret these changes with particular clarity.
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Being and architect and a semi-professional photographer, this book was really an eye-opener for me. I personally prefer to read theory books on creative subjects, other than looking at pictures or finished products. And in all ways this book was all that I was expecting and much more. The way Flusser establishes his discourse around the problematic of the way we face the work of art these days and introduces a brief historic study on how photography has changed the way we see and feel the world, is really worth reading. The book goes on with a chain of thought on how a photographer should ethically photograph. It really inspires you to go out there and start photographing with a newer vision on how photography should be.
I think it is an essential book for any photographer or even any artist. Even a common person should read it, although you should have some theoretic background to understand and relate the notions that base his discourse.
I think it is an essential book for any photographer or even any artist. Even a common person should read it, although you should have some theoretic background to understand and relate the notions that base his discourse.
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I must confess I have little time for most photographic theory books , but this is different , it is well written and although not exactly a light read the 82 pages give an insight in to the world of image making which I would suggest is far more insightful and thought provoking than many other books on the subject . Were I making a reading list for any student of photography then this would be one of the first of my recommendations .
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent addition to your library if you are interested in mentally exploring the processes and thoughts behind photography - not a light read, but well worth it if you want to explore your own opinions further.
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