Susan Sontag
As
I borrowed the book 'on photography' by Susan Sontag, 1977, from the library, I chose
the oldest looking one on the shelf, as i wanted to feel I was reading the
first edition that she ever did. I started opening the first page and as i was
reading along her style of writing and her use of words got me hooked! The first chapter of the book 'In plato's cave' explains the means on photography, she believes in looking through an
photograph, and explains in the book that photography is by means far more advanced
and useful then any other media i.e television, as it cannot store any elements
as for photography it challenges that idea and forms an instrument that
captures an certain object or person or memories that has happened in past.
'Photographs
furnish evidence' she explains that a
photograph is something that shows evidence, it gives the hint of what's real in
from of an evidence. she talks about
different terms of photography, from being of general family photo album to
fashion photography. she also talks about Alfred Stieglitz to Dorothea Lange's photography.
She talks about Diane Arbus how she likes to take photograph of nudity.
Sontag, S, 1977, On Photography. penguin books.
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