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On Photography

Pages
207
Published
1978
Language
English

Synopsis

Susan Sontag's seminal work explores the profound impact of photographic images on our perception of reality. Through six incisive essays, including the renowned 'Plato's Cave,' Sontag examines how photography, by making anything visible, has reshaped the boundaries of art and altered society's relationship with images. This collection invites readers to consider the transparency of the photographic medium and its lasting effects.

About the author

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Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, The Way We Live Now, Illness as Metaphor, Regarding the Pain of Others, The Volcano Lover, and In America. Sontag was active in w...