What shapes our reaction to a photograph? Where does the meaning come from?
we attribute to him? And how important are the photographer's intentions?
for our reading of photography? In a dazzling example of writing
photographic - an exploration of the photographic medium through 120 images,
some familiar, others surprising - David Campany shows us that the
How we think about photography is just as important as what we
we think so. \n \nRejecting the conventions of chronology and status
granted to the "classics" in traditional accounts of the history of the medium,
Campany's selection of photographs is a personal selection and
expert, mixing art prints, film photos, documentary photographs,
fashion editorials and advertising. Through this playful new look at
the history of photography, anonymous photographers rub shoulders with pioneers
of photography, 20th century talents and contemporary practitioners.
Each photograph is accompanied by a very readable commentary by Campany,
which strives to guide the reader in his own interpretation and
understanding of the image itself. \n \nIn a visual culture where we have
got used to not looking, Campany helps us to see
