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On Photography

By Susan Sontag
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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On Photography by Susan Sontag is a collection of essays exploring the impact and meaning of photography in modern society. Sontag delves into how photographs shape public perception, influence understanding of reality, and alter human experiences. This seminal work examines photography as a cultural force, engaging readers in thoughtful analysis and reflection on the art form's role in the world.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the power of images and the profound impact photography has on our perception of reality. It delves into philosophical and cultural reflections on photography, making it perfect for those who appreciate deep, thought-provoking analysis in the realm of arts and culture.

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On Photography

Features a critique of photography that asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. This title examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives.

Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form.

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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, idealise or seduce, 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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On Photography by Susan Sontag is celebrated for its insightful analysis of how photography has transformed our perception of reality and ourselves. It is considered by critics to be a foundational text in understanding the impact of photography in modern society, praised for its originality and depth. The book raises important questions about the role of images in affluent, media-driven cultures, positioning Sontag's work as essential in discussions about the power and influence of photography today.

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ISBN: 9780141035789

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 157g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Susan Sontag

About the Author

Susan Sontag was born in Manhattan in 1933 and studied at the universities of Chicago, Harvard and Oxford. Her non-fiction works include Against Interpretation, On Photography, Illness as Metaphor, AIDS and its Metaphors and Regarding the Pain of Others. She is also the author of four novels, a collection of stories and several plays. Her books are translated into thirty-two languages. In 2001 she was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the body of her work, and in 2003 she received the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. She died in December 2004. Penguin will publish Sontag on Film in October 2016.

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