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On Photography (Paperback)
by Susan Sontag (Author)
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First published in 1973, this is a study of the force of photographic images which are continually inserted between experience and reality. Sontag develops further the concept of 'transparency'. When anything can be photographed and photography has destroyed the boundaries and definitions of art, a viewer can approach a photograph freely with no expectations of discovering what it means. This collection of six lucid and invigorating essays, the most famous being "In Plato's Cave," make up a deep exploration of how the image has affected society.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best source for photographic theory, 16 Feb 2006
By D Mann (Bedfordshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This is an exceptional book and one that is best read by flicking through and reading litery snap shots of Sontags work. If you are about to do a photography course this is the book for you and if you have ever wondered about photography this book will inform you. I read two short quotes from this book to my father in law who has no real connection with photography, he walked away and said 'i thought a photograph was just a photograph" and asked if he could borrow the book... Thats how good it is....
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Work of Cultural Criticism, 4 Nov 2001
By Jason Clapham (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is just a fantastic book. It is packed full of genuinely insightful material through which the reader is driven with a prose style that is clear, unprentious and energetic - often rhapsodic.

Although the book has some content that is of particular interest to those living or interested in the United States, there is plenty that would appeal to any reader interested in photography generally and as a cultural phenomenon. Consider the following:

"Most tourists feel compelled to put a camera between themselves and whatever is remarkable they encounter. Unsure of their resonses they take a picture. This gives shape to the experience: stop, take a photo and move on. The method especially appeals to people handicapped by a ruthless work ethic - Germans, Japanese and Americans. Using a camera appeases the anxiety which the work-driven feel about not working ... "

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28 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Its got it's uses but don't expect a gripping read., 14 May 2001
If you are about to embark on a still image or photography course, get used to seeing this book, although it's one of the easier books of the kind to read it isn't really easy going. There are some important theories here and an invaluable source of quotes at the back which is v.handy.