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On Photography
Susan Sontag
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Essay 1977
On Photography
Susan Sontag1977
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
How photographs change what we see, remember, and believe. Image culture's sharpest critic.
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Susan Sontag, 1977 — On Photography
How photographs change what we see, remember, and believe. Image culture's sharpest critic.
Editorial note
Carries the power register across into film without losing its pitch.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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How photographs change what we see, remember, and believe. Image culture's sharpest critic.
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