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Believing Is Seeing: Observations On The Mysteries Of Photography (2011)

by Errol Morris(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1594203016 (ISBN13: 9781594203015)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Penguin Press HC, The

review 1: A great book about photography and belief, the way we privilege data on certain platforms, and the way we untangle our intertwined beliefs and observations. The final chapter is weaker than the rest, and I wonder if some other chapter of Civil War photography couldn't have kept the spirit of skepticism better than the way Morris went. Morris asks delightful teasing questions and takes us through the way he chases down answers, where answers actually exist. A fine and accessible book of epistemology, if you aren't ready for more astringent fare like Wittgenstein or Hume.
review 2: Not as dry as I expected, actually a pretty quick read. A fun read, too. As literature, it's nothing grand—it's a series of essays that recount Morris’ relentless deconstruction a... morend research around a series of photographs, largely as a response to Sontag. My reading in photography is spotty, but I suspect this book is probably going down as one of the more important books on photography if only for taking one of the major critical works out for a beating. Regardless, each chapter is fascinating in its own way, whether you love photography or you're just trying to cope in a world awash in the stuff. I should mention that the presentation is excellent. less

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