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ms_tiahmarie's review against another edition
A book I could read a hundred times and still not come close to absorbing it all. It is still topical, despite the advances of photography. I cannot stop wondering what she would say about the advances with photoshop. Everywhere I go, I see something and think of the impact photography has had and what Sontag would say.
aodhanmurphy27's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
A sweeping anthropological investigation into the manner by which Photography has immutably altered our perception of the world around us. Sontag's essays range from explorations of the evolution of the American photographic tradition, examining the manner by which culture/politics shape our understanding of the purpose of photography itself, to mapping how Photography, the 'realistic' medium, which supposedly liberated painting to pursue abstractionism, ironically followed this very same trajectory. An interesting read, yet certainly am left with the feeling that quite a lot of it may have passed over my head.
itsyeboy's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
bpbailey's review against another edition
5.0
definitely a book that is worth reading again and i found it most interesting because of the attempt to place and tie photography into the fine arts (especially outlining it's connections to surrealism) not convinced about all of her arguments and her big picture world view is more tied to the previous century but overall it's most interesting when trying to ponder the nature of art and how photos have morphed from a trojan horse into the barbarians at the gates. even if you don't agree it's very thought provoking
annarabbit's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Amazing read to start a year. So many insides and unexp cted reflections on photography and act of taking pictures.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.