ToP #0024: Essays About the Photographic Life

In this podcast, I discuss how essays about photography can help us gain insight into our own photography. Below are links to several essay collections that are mentioned throughout this episode:Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values - Robert AdamsWhy People Photograph - Robert AdamsAlong Some Rivers - Robert AdamsThe Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers - Henri Cartier-BressonCamera Lucida: Reflections on Photography - Roland BarthesOn Photography - Susan SontagLight Matters - Vicki GoldbergAdvice for Photographers - Al WeberTruth and Photography: Notes on Looking and Photographing - Jerry ThompsonBetween the Eyes: Essays on Photography and Politics - David Levi StraussInside the Photograph - Peter BunnellThe Education of a Photographer - Traub, Heller, and BellThe Photography Reader - Liz Wells25 Lessons I Have Learned (About Photography): The Art of Living - Lorenzo Dominguez

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