5 Photography Books for the Discerning Reader
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- 06 Feb 2023
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Reading is what? FUN-damental! Ok, my bad dad joke aside, books are a great way to gain a deeper perspective on a topic from those making great strides within a field.
Don’t get me wrong, like any good millennial, I believe the internet is a great resource and repository of information. But the flip side is anyone can publish anything online; whereas there is still (usually), more rigor and transparency in traditional publishing. With this list, I thought I’d share some books I’ve read recently that I’ve found helpful in my own photographic practice, and hopefully, you find value in them too.
Classic Essays on Photography
Classic Essays is a bit of a no-brainer. The book is edited chronologically with a veritable who’s-who of photography so you get not only an overview of photography from the beginning to more modern times; but also a good cross-section of very many different perspectives.
It’s a very easy read and one of those books you can pick and choose which essays you want to read. Sure you can read everything in order but you can jump around too.
Ways of Seeing
You might be wondering what this is doing on the list: this book isn’t strictly about photography but rather images and art. I think it’s still very relevant to photographers though. Ways of Seeing was originally a televised broadcast on the BBC (and I’m sure you can probably YouTube clips of it). The book is a means of how to be more discerning when viewing or "reading" images. Read More…
