Criticism & Essays Books


On PhotographyOn Photography
Best Price: $5.85
On Photography by Susan Sontag. Arrived within time. Is in great condition. And I'm delighted...
The Photographer's EyeThe Photographer's Eye
Best Price: $14.00
This book is instructive by way of example. It has not a lot of text but many interesting...
Camera Lucida: Reflections on PhotographyCamera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Best Price: $7.24
i want to plug in the revolution (digital) to this book, in the style of mad libs. meanwhile...
A World History of PhotographyA World History of Photography
Best Price: $30.78
World History of Photography great book and brand new thanks
The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)
Best Price: $11.26
Excellent book for anyone interested in photography. Even more beneficial when you begin to get...


Why People PhotographWhy People Photograph
Best Price: $7.99
It couldn't be better said. This book is pure enjoyment. What a wonderful command of the...
Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding ImagesCriticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images
Best Price: $30.93
When I reviewed the third edition of this book several years ago, I didn't rate it highly, but I...
History of Photography: From 1839 to the PresentHistory of Photography: From 1839 to the Present
Best Price: $10.75
This could have been dry subject matter, but it was both interesting and useful. As an avid...
Landscape Beyond: A Journey into PhotographyLandscape Beyond: A Journey into Photography
Best Price: $23.06
There are plenty of photography books that instruct on technique. There are fewer showing how...
Classic Essays on PhotographyClassic Essays on Photography
Best Price: $10.16
Containing 30 essays that embody the history of photography, this collection includes...


Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural AffinitiesGeorgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities
Best Price: $19.50
I just saw this show at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art. The show was very well put...
Seizing the Light: A History of PhotographySeizing the Light: A History of Photography
Best Price: $32.80
I'll make it clean cut here; the buyer gave me what I wanted and the item is in great shape. ...
The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and PhotographersThe Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
Best Price: $11.83
Yes, this is a small book, and, possibly too much of it is taken up in verbal bouquets tossed to...
The Photography ReaderThe Photography Reader
Best Price: $38.77
This book includes seminal essays that all photography students should read such as those from...
Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime (Aperture Monograph)Dorothea Lange: Photographs of a Lifetime (Aperture Monograph)
Best Price: $23.37
This is a beautiful collection of this outstanding photographer's work, with a special emphasis...

The Civil Contract of PhotographyThe Civil Contract of Photography
Best Price: $24.39
In this groundbreaking work, Ariella Azoulay provides a compelling rethinking of the political...
Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional ValuesBeauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values
Best Price: $8.59
In an essay in this little book, entitled "Civilizing Criticism", Robert Adams cites...
The Cinematic (Documents of Contemporary Art)The Cinematic (Documents of Contemporary Art)
Best Price: $14.97
The cinematic has been a springboard for the work of many influential artists, including Victor...
God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing ArtGod Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing Art
Best Price: $13.07
I happened to notice this wonderful, soulful, book at a local bookstore and was moved by the...
Basic Critical Theory for PhotographersBasic Critical Theory for Photographers
Best Price: $26.32
This is a very useful book for anyone who wants to understand what photographs mean; how a...

Pin-up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular CulturePin-up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture
Best Price: $15.59
For anyone who doubts what a study of pin-ups might have to offer, prepare to be convinced...
Magnum StoriesMagnum Stories
Best Price: $49.90
I was looking forward to this book, to read it and add it to my large photo book collection....
Jeff Wall: Selected Essays and InterviewsJeff Wall: Selected Essays and Interviews
Best Price: $14.50
Throughout his career, the influential art photographer Jeff Wall has written periodically on a...
This Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in Los Angeles PhotographsThis Side of Paradise: Body and Landscape in Los Angeles Photographs
Best Price: $45.00
Los Angeles, a sprawling, multi-ethnic city on the edge of a continent, conjures up imagery as...
Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking At...)Looking at Photographs: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking At...)
Best Price: $8.56
I'd missed this book. It was in the library of the museum I worked for previously. Now that I...

Winogrand: Figments From The Real WorldWinogrand: Figments From The Real World
Best Price: $43.95
You won't regret putting this one in your collection. Garry probably lost the plot out there in...
Between The Eyes: Essays On Photography And PoliticsBetween The Eyes: Essays On Photography And Politics
Best Price: $4.95
Abu Ghraib: The Politics of Torture (The Terra Nova Series) This book is not only theory but...
Another Way of TellingAnother Way of Telling
Best Price: $12.00
Berger's theories in this book are very complex but he supports his ideas well. The novel is...
The Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic EraThe Reconfigured Eye: Visual Truth in the Post-Photographic Era
Best Price: $24.99
It's hard to believe that this book was published more than a decade and a half ago -- and it's...
Photography: A Critical IntroductionPhotography: A Critical Introduction
Best Price: $32.35
There's a reason why people say this book reads like a textbook: it _is_ a textbook. As stated...

Towards a Philosophy of PhotographyTowards a Philosophy of Photography
Best Price: $16.19
This is another of those books that either goes over my head or somewhere else off target. While...
Spectral Evidence: The Photography of TraumaSpectral Evidence: The Photography of Trauma
Best Price: $13.17
In this remarkable contribution to photographic criticism and psychoanalytic literature, Ulrich...
The Origins of American Photography: From Daguerreotype to Dry-Plate, 1839-1885: The Hallmark Photographic Collection at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtThe Origins of American Photography: From Daguerreotype to Dry-Plate, 1839-1885: The Hallmark Photographic Collection at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Best Price: $39.94
The Photograph (Oxford History of Art)The Photograph (Oxford History of Art)
Best Price: $15.33
In defense of Mr. Clarke I offer the following: Photography is one of the most philosophically...
A New History of PhotographyA New History of Photography
Best Price: $244.38
This is the most complete, impartial and accurate book on History of Photography. It tells...

Each Wild Idea: Writing, Photography, HistoryEach Wild Idea: Writing, Photography, History
Best Price: $16.30
In Each Wild Idea , Geoffrey Batchen explores a wide range of photographic subjects, from the...
Searching for SebaldSearching for Sebald
Best Price: $25.05
W.G. Sebald's books are sui generis hybrids of fiction, travelogue, autobiography and historical...
The Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of PhotographyThe Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of Photography
Best Price: $31.20
This book makes my brain hurt, but in a good way. Some of the essays are pretty tough to read as...
Photography: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Photography: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $3.00
Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives, from sensationalist images in tabloid...
The Meaning of Photography (Clark Studies in the Visual Arts)The Meaning of Photography (Clark Studies in the Visual Arts)
Best Price: $17.96
? With essays by Geoffrey Batchen, Fran?ois Brunet, Mary Ann Doane, Jos? Luis Falconi, Robin...

Photography: A Cultural History (Trade Version)Photography: A Cultural History (Trade Version)
Best Price: $46.89
great condition thanks Photography: A Cultural History
Burning with Desire: The Conception of PhotographyBurning with Desire: The Conception of Photography
Best Price: $17.00
Batchen's book is full of information and introduced me to several potential inventors of...
Still Moving: Between Cinema and PhotographyStill Moving: Between Cinema and Photography
Best Price: $19.99
In Still Moving noted artists, filmmakers, art historians, and film scholars explore the...
The History of Japanese Photography (Museum of Fine Arts)The History of Japanese Photography (Museum of Fine Arts)
Best Price: $45.00
I must say that this book is beautiful and I hightly recommend it to anyone who is interested in...
London Then and Now (Then & Now)London Then and Now (Then & Now)
Best Price: $6.69
This book contains some beautiful illustrations of London, together with much interesting...

Disappearing Witness: Change in Twentieth-Century American PhotographyDisappearing Witness: Change in Twentieth-Century American Photography
Best Price: $24.71
This as a beautiful book, not just for the paper quality and construction, but because the...
Pictures of Innocence: The History and Crisis of Ideal Childhood (Interplay)Pictures of Innocence: The History and Crisis of Ideal Childhood (Interplay)
Best Price: $14.88
I think it's only fair to warn people that the text of this book may be a difficult read for...
Rediscovering Jacob Riis: The Reformer, His Journalism, and His PhotographsRediscovering Jacob Riis: The Reformer, His Journalism, and His Photographs
Best Price: $19.68
While I'm no expert on the subject, I'd guess this will become one of the definitive bios on...
Camera Indica: The Social Life of Indian Photographs (Envisioning Asia)Camera Indica: The Social Life of Indian Photographs (Envisioning Asia)
Best Price: $24.47
There are not many books or articles out there that treat the subject of photography in India...
Tender Violence: Domestic Visions in an Age of U.S. Imperialism (Cultural Studies of the United States)Tender Violence: Domestic Visions in an Age of U.S. Imperialism (Cultural Studies of the United States)
Best Price: $17.95
Wexler writes clearly, skillfully interspersing history, sociology, and photography to argue...

Let Truth Be the Prejudice: W. Eugene Smith, His Life and PhotographsLet Truth Be the Prejudice: W. Eugene Smith, His Life and Photographs
Best Price: $149.50
In the mid-70's, I attended a slide lecture by Smith at Northern Michigan University in...
Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination (International Library of Human Geography)Picturing Place: Photography and the Geographical Imagination (International Library of Human Geography)
Best Price: $29.64
The advent of photography opened new worlds to 19th-century viewers, who became able to...
Decoys and Disruptions: Selected Writings, 1975-2001 (October Books)Decoys and Disruptions: Selected Writings, 1975-2001 (October Books)
Best Price: $12.96
Decoys and Disruptions is the first comprehensive collection of writings by American artist and...
Setting Sun: Writings By Japanese PhotographersSetting Sun: Writings By Japanese Photographers
Best Price: $18.65
The recent rise in the West of Japanese photography makes Setting Sun a crucial document. The...
Inside the PhotographInside the Photograph
Best Price: $23.36
AN OLD CHINESE SAYING READS THAT "BY REVIEWING THE OLD WE LEARN THE NEW". THE ...

Varekai: Cirque du SoleilVarekai: Cirque du Soleil
Best Price: $8.98
This is a beautiful book, full of pictures and less words: just the way I wanted it! This book...
Why Photography Matters as Art as Never BeforeWhy Photography Matters as Art as Never Before
Best Price: $34.65
From the late 1970s onward, serious art photography began to be made at large scale and for the...
Crisis of the Real: Writings on Photography Since 1974 (Aperture Writers & Artists on Photography)Crisis of the Real: Writings on Photography Since 1974 (Aperture Writers & Artists on Photography)
Best Price: $18.96
Andy Grundberg is a former photography critic of The New York Times whose interpretations and...
The Engine of Visualization: Thinking Through PhotographyThe Engine of Visualization: Thinking Through Photography
Best Price: $20.65
"An extremely fascinating study, packed with insights and illumination and astute...
 
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