Classic Essays On Photography

Author : Alan Trachtenberg
Publisher : Leetes Island Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Essays on Photography written by Alan Trachtenberg and published by Leetes Island Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing 30 essays that embody the history of photography, this collection includes contributions from Niepce, Daguerre, Fox, Talbot, Poe, Emerson, Hine, Stieglitz, and Weston, among others.

Author : Alan Trachtenberg
Publisher : Leetes Island Books
ISBN 13 : 9780918172082
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Essays on Photography written by Alan Trachtenberg and published by Leetes Island Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing 30 essays that embody the history of photography, this collection includes contributions from Niepce, Daguerre, Fox, Talbot, Poe, Emerson, Hine, Stieglitz, and Weston, among others.

Author : Roland Barthes
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374521344
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Camera Lucida written by Roland Barthes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1981 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind."--Alibris.

Author : Susan Sontag
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780795000508
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Photography written by Susan Sontag and published by . This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."

Author : Robert Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why People Photograph written by Robert Adams and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critically acclaimed work brings us a new selection of poignant essays by master photographer Robert Adams. In this volume, Adams evinces his firm belief in the importance of art. Photographers "may or may not make a living by photography," he writes, "but they are alive by it."

Author : Vicki Goldberg
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826310910
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Photography in Print written by Vicki Goldberg and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays by photographers, critics, and philosophers.

Author : Felice Picano
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ambidextrous written by Felice Picano and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of urban life in the 1950s like no other, Ambidextrous explores fantasy, desire, courage, and betrayal in the developing mind and body of a future giant of gay literature.

Author : William Albert Allard
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
ISBN 13 : 9780821217351
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Photographic Essay written by William Albert Allard and published by Bulfinch Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American photographers master series

Author : Scott Walden
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444335081
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Photography and Philosophy written by Scott Walden and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-03-29 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology offers a fresh approach to the philosophical aspects of photography. The essays, written by contemporary philosophers in a thorough and engaging manner, explore the far-reaching ethical dimensions of photography as it is used today. A first-of-its-kind anthology exploring the link between the art of photography and the theoretical questions it raises Written in a thorough and engaging manner Essayists are all contemporary philosophers who bring with them an exceptional understanding of the broader metaphysical issues pertaining to photography Takes a fresh look at some familiar issues - photographic truth, objectivity, and realism Introduces newer issues such as the ethical use of photography or the effect of digital-imaging technology on how we appreciate images

Author : A. D. Coleman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Depth of Field written by A. D. Coleman and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of essays touching on the perils & ideologically driven historianship; the effect of computerization on photography & art education; the transformative impact of the lens on Western culture & the ethical issues raised by street photography.