{"title":"Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotography criticism examines how photographs are understood, interpreted, and evaluated, focusing on the analysis and discussion of images within historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts. This subject explores the many ways critics, theorists, and writers have debated the meaning, influence, and value of individual works and photographic trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're aiming to refine your analytical approach to photography or wish to explore key debates about representation and visual culture, books on photography criticism offer essential guidance. Narrow your search further by considering specific critical themes, such as authors, time periods, stylistic movements, or topics like the philosophy of imagery and visual storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"photography-9781250374745-new","title":"On Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography--its problems, politics, and possibilities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To photograph is to appropriate the thing photographed,\" Sontag writes in the opening pages of \u003ci\u003eOn Photography\u003c\/i\u003e, which went on to influence generations of theorists, film critics, and readers everywhere. Originally published in the 1970s, her groundbreaking collection remains uncannily prescient and profoundly precise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her singular searching eye, and her refusal to buckle under received wisdom, she presents a rousing critique of the functions of imagery--to seduce, to advertise, to evoke, to commemorate, to conspire, to conceal--across six essays. The result is a damning portrait of the ways we use imagery to manufacture reality and authority that feels as if it were written today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PICADOR USA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52574052614434,"sku":"9781250374745-new","price":17.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781250374745.jpg?v=1789690785"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/collections\/photography-criticism.oembed","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}