The Engine of Visualization: Thinking through Photography

by Patrick Maynard

In the first philosophical book wholly about photography, Patrick Maynard dispels some basic, persistent confusions by treating photography as a technology―a way to enhance and filter human power. Once photography is understood as a kind of technology, Maynard argues, insights about technology may be applied to provide the general perspective on photography that has been missing.

Genres: Theory, Photography

352 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[Alexander]

Very focused on the technical side of photography, but interesting none the less.

[Youngki.bear]

An attempt to think through what photography is and what it does by focusing on photography as technology. I liked it a lot.