Category Archives: On Photography

Books Every Serious Photographer Must Have

Posted on January 6, 2014 by admin

The best books on photography (regularly updated) One of the consequences of my interest in photography is that I acquire and read too many photography books. I hope to develop this site as a resource for other photographers seeking out … Continue reading →

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Forget the Analysis and Just Read Camera Lucida

Posted on January 19, 2013 by admin

Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes I doubt if any book about photography has been more thoroughly dissected than Camera Lucida. I have no illusion that I can add anything significant to the body of work on this small volume. It is … Continue reading →

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Is Robert Adams the finest writer on photography?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by admin

Beauty in Photography, Robert Adams, Aperture The measure of a great essay is that after one reads it, there is simply nothing more to say. That is my reaction to Robert Adams’ Beauty in Photography. I have read it and … Continue reading →

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On Seeing: My New Salem Project

Posted on September 15, 2012 by admin

This is a modification of a talk I was honored to give on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 to the Springfield (IL) Shutterbugs Camera Club. My first experience with New Salem State Historic Site was in the 1960s, when I was … Continue reading →

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Interview: Philip Gefter and Buzz Hartshorn

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

I enjoyed Philip Gefter’s collection of essays “Photography After Frank.” So, when I saw this interview by Gefter of Willis “Buzz” Hartshorn, the director of the International Center of Photography, I knew I would want to re-post it. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Stephen Shore Lecture

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin
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Errol Morris, Sabrina Harman and Gaddafi

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

It was just a coincidence that I had just finished reading “Believing is Seeing” by filmmaker Errol Morris when the uprising in Libya came to its climax with the killing of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. Morris devotes a significant portion of his … Continue reading →

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The Saddest Picture. Ever.

Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin

I can’t get this picture out of my head. I’ve been thinking about it for nearly a year now and it keeps tearing at my heart. For those who are unfamiliar with it, it’s called “Meine Frau in Freud und … Continue reading →

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Genius of Photography on You Tube

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin

The BBC has apparently posted a recent television series “The Genius of Photography” on You Tube. Each episode appears to be split into four parts.  This is the first part of Episode One. I’ll post more when I get a … Continue reading →

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Camera Lucida in The Guardian

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin

I’ve had Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida on my list of books to read for quite some time. This article by Brian Dillon in the Guardian makes me think I need to move it up in the queue. “…what Barthes had … Continue reading →

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