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On Photography

by Susan Sontag · 1977

Art & Photography · ranked #2 in category

What taking and viewing photographs does to us; a brilliant, much-quoted set of essays.

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Category
Art & Photography
First published
1977 · 1970s
Author
Susan Sontag
Standing
Recommended

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