Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism. One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as “a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.” It begins with the famous “In Plato’s Cave”essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with...(展开全部)

苏珊·桑塔格，1933年生于美国纽约，毕业于芝加哥大学。1993年当选为美国文学艺术学院院士。她是美国声名卓著的“新知识分子”，和西蒙娜·波伏瓦、汉娜·阿伦特并称为西方当代最重要的女知识分子，被誉为“美国公众的良心”。2000年获美国国家图书奖，2001年获耶路撒冷国际文学奖，2003年获德国书业和平奖。2004年12月28日病逝于纽约。

How do we see the world around us? "The Penguin on Design" series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere. They have the power to shoc...(展开全部)

Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism. One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as “a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.” It begins with the famous “In Plato’s Cave”essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with...(展开全部)

苏珊·桑塔格，1933年生于美国纽约，毕业于芝加哥大学。1993年当选为美国文学艺术学院院士。她是美国声名卓著的“新知识分子”，和西蒙娜·波伏瓦、汉娜·阿伦特并称为西方当代最重要的女知识分子，被誉为“美国公众的良心”。2000年获美国国家图书奖，2001年获耶路撒冷国际文学奖，2003年获德国书业和平奖。2004年12月28日病逝于纽约。

從一開始，攝影便指向了捕捉最大可數目的題材，可是繪畫從沒有這麼帝國主義式的視野，後來攝影科技產業化的實現，乃是因為攝影在一開始時便與生俱來的許諾──以「譯成影像」的方式，「平等」一切經驗。 攝影家被想成一位銳利但不帶干擾性質的觀察者──一位書記而非詩人。但是當人們很快發現，沒有兩個人能就同一件事拍出相同的照片，相機能夠提供非個人的客觀影像的臆想，便向「相片不僅證明那兒存在著怎樣的東西，而且是某個個人看見了什麼」以及「照片並非僅是記錄，而且是一種對於世界的評價」這樣的事實投降。 攝影影像的終極智慧是說：「那是表面。現在，想，或者更正確地說──感覺，或用你的直覺去體會、捕捉，在那之上的是什麼東？如果它看起來是這個樣子，那麼真正的現實會是怎麼樣？」照片是對懷疑、推論和幻想的無盡邀請，它本身無法解釋任何事情。

This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by the likes of Avedon, Clifford, Hine, Mapplethorpe, Nadar, Van Der Zee, and so forth) are reprinted throughout the text.

This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by the likes of Avedon, Clifford, Hine, Mapplethorpe, Nadar, Van Der Zee, and so forth) are reprinted throughout the text.

Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.

In this series, Aperture Foundation works with the world's top photographers to distill their creative approaches, teachings, and insights on photography--offering the workshop experience in a book. Its goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work, as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Each vol...(展开全部)