On Photography

The book seemed like its in a bad condition like its a used book.

Susan Santag ci ha mostrato vari casi che usiamo le foto. Questo libro mi ha aiutato molto per la mia tesi sulla fotografia. Tutti pensiamo di saper fare le foto, ma bisogna pensare bene prima di fare quel "clic".

...have yet to read it though. Got it based on some ytuber who praised it, will see......

This a renowned book anyone related to photography should read. An accurate, timeless reflection about what photography means in our society. Susan Sontag takes us up to the 50K feet view of the subject, highlighting paramount subjects and making us visit the most relevant contributors and contributions in the field.

Produit conforme et envoi soigné. Il est difficile de ne pas avoir à lire Susan Sontag lorsque l'on étudie l'histoire des idées sur les représentations visuelles. Je n'ai pas encore pu m'aventurer assez loin dans ce livre afin de donner une critique constructive mais je suis très satisfait de ce que j'ai lu. Cela en vaut largement son prix ! Merci Amazon !

I'm in my first year of a photography degree and this is one of the recommended texts. Despite being released in the 70's it's still very relevant. The book is essentially a series of essays by Sontag. It's value is that Sontag knows her subject extremely well and, with reference to the great photographers, has constructed her essays in a way that really make you contemplate what photography is all about. Sontag was not a photographer herself so it's not a book of technique; it's about the interpretation and appreciation of other's work. If you're new to photographic theory as I was/am it may very well make you feel quite ignorant, as if you don't even know what a photograph really is any more. However, that's the point; to make you think. This most ubiquitous medium is now so common its almost unnoticed but the book gets under the skin of what photography is and why photographs are so appealing. It's not the easiest or lightest reading but conversely the essays are not over long. If you're studying photography or art or are simply interested in more philosophical views on the subject I'd highly recommend this to open up new ways of thinking.