Tag Archives: Photography

Striving for Art

Posted on March 13, 2011 by admin

Photography, the Key Concepts by David Bate, Berg Publishers Where exactly does photography fit into the world of art? That photography is, or can be, “art” has been a settled question for a century or more. Far more difficult to … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading

Posted on December 15, 2010 by admin

Photography After Frank. Essays by Philip Gefter. I’ll want to write more about this book. But, it’s so good that I thought I’d put in a quick plug right away. It’s not really what I expected. Rather than a single … Continue reading →

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Oxford History’s thought-provoking review of photography

Posted on August 14, 2010 by admin

The Photograph by Graham Clarke The Photograph by Graham Clarke is the first of three planned books on photography in the Oxford History of Art series. The second is American Photography by Miles Orvell, which I’ll review at a later … Continue reading →

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An accessible and entertaining history

Posted on August 10, 2010 by admin

A World History of Photography by Naomi Rosenblum. Don’t be intimidated by Naomi Rosenblum’s 640-page history of photography. It’s surprisingly accessible and unpretentious. It’s a long, but easy, read for anyone who wants to understand photography and photographers in context. … Continue reading →

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Is Photography Dead?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by admin

Obviously not. Rather, has photography in all its aspects been so thoroughly explored and its language so highly perfected that there just isn’t that much left to say anymore? Are we all just repeating what’s gone before us? Documentary photographers … Continue reading →

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Buy this book and then read it again and again

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore It’s hard to find good books that explore the nature of photography that are actually written by photographers. Stephen Shore is a modern master of photography. His book, The Nature of Photographs, proves … Continue reading →

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A Great, but Spectacularily Misnamed Book

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

How to Read a Photograph by Ian Jeffrey Ian Jeffrey’s survey of master photographers is thorough and thoughtful, even if the contents have little to do with the title. The book, published by Harry N. Abrams in 2008, is actually … Continue reading →

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