Photography Theory Books

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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 55,154 ratings — published 1973
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 76,718 ratings — published 1980
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The Ongoing Moment The Ongoing Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,146 ratings — published 2005
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The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art) The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)
by (shelved 4 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,515 ratings — published 2004
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The Little Book of Mindfulness The Little Book of Mindfulness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 734 ratings — published 2007
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Another Way of Telling Another Way of Telling (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 680 ratings — published 1982
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 424,740 ratings — published 1972
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The Camera (Ansel Adams Photography, #1) The Camera (Ansel Adams Photography, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 7,029 ratings — published 1980
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Photography: A Critical Introduction Photography: A Critical Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.89 — 228 ratings — published 1997
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How to Read a Photograph: Lessons from Master Photographers How to Read a Photograph: Lessons from Master Photographers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.58 — 159 ratings — published 2009
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About Looking About Looking (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 9,149 ratings — published 1980
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The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,445 ratings — published 1997
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The Nature of Photographs: A Primer The Nature of Photographs: A Primer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,103 ratings — published 1998
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Dos and Don'ts: 10 Years of VICE Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques Dos and Don'ts: 10 Years of VICE Magazine's Street Fashion Critiques (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 639 ratings — published 2004
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The New West The New West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 102 ratings — published 1974
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Revelaciones: Dos ensayos sobre fotografía Revelaciones: Dos ensayos sobre fotografía (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.84 — 19 ratings — published
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Between the Eyes: Essays On Photography And Politics Between the Eyes: Essays On Photography And Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 301 ratings — published 2003
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Realidades e ficçõ̃es na trama fotográfica (Portuguese Edition) Realidades e ficçõ̃es na trama fotográfica (Portuguese Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.04 — 27 ratings — published 2009
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Stillness and Time: Photography and the Moving Image Stillness and Time: Photography and the Moving Image (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published 2005
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Civil Imagination: A Political Ontology of Photography Civil Imagination: A Political Ontology of Photography (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 76 ratings — published 2012
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Máquina e imaginário: O desafio das poéticas tecnológicas Máquina e imaginário: O desafio das poéticas tecnológicas (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.60 — 5 ratings — published 1993
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VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography VisionMongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 464 ratings — published 2009
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Vision & Voice: Refining Your Vision in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Vision & Voice: Refining Your Vision in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 214 ratings — published 2010
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Thinking Photography (Communications and Culture, 11) Thinking Photography (Communications and Culture, 11)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.64 — 50 ratings — published 1982
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The Negative (Ansel Adams Photography, #2) The Negative (Ansel Adams Photography, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,700 ratings — published 1948
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The Civil Contract of Photography The Civil Contract of Photography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 100 ratings — published 2008
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The Print (Ansel Adams Photography, #3) The Print (Ansel Adams Photography, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,180 ratings — published 1968
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Rineke Dijkstra: The Louisiana Book Rineke Dijkstra: The Louisiana Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.56 — 9 ratings — published
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Avedon at Work: In the American West (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint Series) Avedon at Work: In the American West (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint Series)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.61 — 148 ratings — published 2003
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See/Saw: Looking at Photographs See/Saw: Looking at Photographs (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.96 — 125 ratings — published 2021
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PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice PhotoWork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 83 ratings — published
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All-American Ads of the 50's All-American Ads of the 50's (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.39 — 137 ratings — published 2001
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Regarding the Pain of Others Regarding the Pain of Others (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 21,438 ratings — published 2003
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O Mundo Codificado O Mundo Codificado (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.35 — 221 ratings — published 1998
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Snapshots of the Soul: Photo-Poetic Encounters in Modern Russian Culture Snapshots of the Soul: Photo-Poetic Encounters in Modern Russian Culture (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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A History of Modern Aesthetics: Volume 3, the Twentieth Century A History of Modern Aesthetics: Volume 3, the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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A History of Modern Aesthetics: Volume 1, The Eighteenth Century A History of Modern Aesthetics: Volume 1, The Eighteenth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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Para entender uma fotografia (Portuguese Edition) Para entender uma fotografia (Portuguese Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published
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What Is an Image? (The Stone Art Theory Institutes) What Is an Image? (The Stone Art Theory Institutes)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.00 — 10 ratings — published 2011
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 28,853 ratings — published -335
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Photographers on Photography: How the Masters See, Think, and Shoot (History of Photography, Pocket Guide, Art History) Photographers on Photography: How the Masters See, Think, and Shoot (History of Photography, Pocket Guide, Art History)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 345 ratings — published 2018
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Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,765 ratings — published 2014
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Irving Penn: Centennial Irving Penn: Centennial (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.57 — 77 ratings — published
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What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon What Becomes a Legend Most: A Biography of Richard Avedon (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 119 ratings — published 2020
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Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 178 ratings — published 2014
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Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,071 ratings — published
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A History of Art History A History of Art History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 3.65 — 37 ratings — published
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Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth Ethics: Subjectivity and Truth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as photography-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 697 ratings — published 1997
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“Of all the objects in the world: why choose (why photograph) this object, this moment, rather than some other? Photography is unclassifiable because there is no reason to mark this or that of its occurrences: it aspires, perhaps, to become as crude, as certain, as noble as a sign, which would afford it access to the dignity of a language: but for there to be a sign there must be a mark; deprived of this principle of marking, photographs are signs which don't take, which turn, as milk does. Whatever it grants to vision and whatever its manner, a photograph is always invisible: it it not it that we see.”
Barthes Roland, Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography