
On Photography
How do we see the world around us? "The Penguin on Design" series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere. They have the power to shock, idealize or seduc...
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; 2000 edition (April 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780141035789
ISBN-13: 978-0141035789
ASIN: 0141035781
Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 814227
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“"Photography, which has so many narcissistic uses, it also a powerful instrument for depersonalizing our relation to the world." This statement is emblematic of the author's attitude throughout her dazzling but ultimately deflating analysis of photog...”
, they create a sense of nostalgia and act as a memorial, and they can be used as evidence against us or to identify us. In six incisive essays, Sontag examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives.
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