false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170757514m/71243.jpg 71243 1 <div>These essays address us in the quiet voice of a working photographer, an artist and craftsman who has thought long and seriously about his endeavor, who has tested and questioned his own assumptions in the light of actual practice. The result is a rare book of criticism, one that is alive to the pleasure and mysteries of true exploration. Written over a ten-year period, and originally published in 1981, this timeless collection of writings now includes a new preface by the author.<br><br>Robert Adams possesses the wit to avoid cant, dogma, and platitudes of the scholar that can deaden our responses to the lively business of art. His eight essays pose a host of questions about photography's place in the arts-- and in our lives: How is photography art? By what standards are we to judge the success or failure of a photograph? His reflections are delicate, unusually calm, but they also carry the force of sure conviction, the passion of absolute dedication.<br><br>Few visual artists are capable of articulating the subtle, potent wellsprings of their own creative achievement. Adams does so with extraordinary grace and power. This book offers not only an insight to the work of a distinguished photographer, but also an illuminating challenge and corrective to the usual pieties and pettiness of photography criticism today.<br></div> 68996 1 4 1989 Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values total:39|5:19|4:10|3:9|2:0|1:1| 39 163 55 3 5 0 false false Fri Aug 14 21:13:54 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:33:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 16:58:07 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 17:12:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 26 19:36:18 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 19:37:14 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 19 18:04:10 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:04:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 09:10:16 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:10:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 09:47:02 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 09:47:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 09:49:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:49:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 23:59:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 23:59:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 21 13:44:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 13:44:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 30 11:17:37 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 11:17:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 15:13:10 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 15:13:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 22:03:59 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 22:03:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 16 19:21:04 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 19:21:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 18:10:41 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 18:11:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 30 08:41:08 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:41:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 09:13:08 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:13:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 09:56:15 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 09:56:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 04 07:56:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:56:00 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 18:16:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 18:16:55 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 10:54:54 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 19 20:41:26 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=71243