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'The most original and illuminating study of the subject' New Yorker

Photographs are everywhere. From high art to family albums to legal evidence, they capture and document the world around us. And whether we use them to expose, reveal or remember, they hold an enduring power.

In this essential and revelatory volume, Susan Sontag confronts important questions surrounding the power dynamics between photographer and subject, the blurred boundary between lived events and recreated images, and the desires that lead us to record our lives. 

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Publication: 27 Sept 1979, Penguin
ISBN: 9780140053975

Extent: 240 pages 

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      Description

      'The most original and illuminating study of the subject' New Yorker

      Photographs are everywhere. From high art to family albums to legal evidence, they capture and document the world around us. And whether we use them to expose, reveal or remember, they hold an enduring power.

      In this essential and revelatory volume, Susan Sontag confronts important questions surrounding the power dynamics between photographer and subject, the blurred boundary between lived events and recreated images, and the desires that lead us to record our lives. 

      Paperback
      Publication: 27 Sept 1979, Penguin
      ISBN: 9780140053975

      Extent: 240 pages 

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