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The Photograph Graham Clarke

Oxford History’s thought-provoking review of photography

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. Sadly, the third volume, Contemporary Photography, has never been published. I was immediately disarmed when I started this book and read […]
World History of Photography Rosenblum

An accessible and entertaining history

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. In fact, it’s the context that I appreciate about this work. Rosenblum’s 12 chapters, three […]
The Nature of Photographs Shore

Buy this book and then read it again and again

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 that he’s a masterful writer on photography as well. It’s a brief volume. The actual […]
How to Read a Photograph

A Great, but Spectacularily Misnamed Book

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 (A new edition is now available), is actually a series of biographical sketches of great photographers, coupled […]

A Varied Collection

Photo:Box edited by Roberto Koch I’m not exactly sure what to say about Photo: Box (Abrams, 2009). Certainly it is an interesting and eclectic collection, well-printed and nicely designed. It is laid out with an image on the right side of each two page spread and on the other side, a brief description/discussion of the […]
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