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What photography is / James Elkins.
| Author/creator | Elkins, James, 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2011. |
| Description | xiii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Writing -- Selenite, ice, salt -- From the Green River to the Brunswick peninsula -- A drop of water, World Trade Center dust -- The rapatronic camera -- Lingqi. |
| Abstract | In What Photography Is, James Elkins examines the strange and alluring power of photography in the same provocative and evocative manner that he explored oil painting in his best-selling What Painting Is. Elkins argues that photograpy is also about meaninglessness--its apparently endless capacity to show us things that we do not want or need to see--and pain--extremely powerful images that can sear into our consciousness permanently. Extensively illustrated with a surprising range of images, Elkins demonstrates that what makes photography uniquely powerful is its ability to express the difficulty--physically, psychologically, emotionally, and aethstically--of the act of seeing. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-222). |
| LCCN | 2010017231 |
| ISBN | 9780415995689 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 041599568X (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415995696 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415995698 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780203886489 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0203886488 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TR642 .E43 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |