Tag Archives: John Szarkowski

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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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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Camera Lucida: A Preview

Posted on June 30, 2012 by admin

Okay, I’ve said I really needed to read Roland Barthes’ Camera Lucida. Happy to report that I not only finished it, but also waded through Photography Degree Zero, a series of essays on the book and then, to finish things up … Continue reading →

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On Topographics, Street Photogaphy and Lewis Sullivan

Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin

Perhaps it’s just me. But when I visited three separate exhibitions and a single piece in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago they meshed into a larger reflection on the context,  connections and cross-pollinating influences of street … Continue reading →

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