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On Photography by Susan Sontag

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bub00w's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective

3.75

acelli's review

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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5.0

Even more relevant today than when it was written. Images are dishonest, and often appeal to an emotional world beyond what they depict. They disconnect the viewer from reality and create their own, one that changes depending on context. Their power in the modern world is immeasurable. Sontag is as harshly critical of the medium as she seems to be in awe of it, and this book will be one I revisit regularly.

I wish this copy included photographs.

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4.0

Susan Sontag说拍摄就是占有被拍摄的东西。化上精致的妆、搭配着精致的服装，花费很长时间、拍很多照片之所以上瘾，是因为人类本身具有对权力的瘾。女性通过拍摄自己，模拟对自己外貌所有权的获得，是女性群体失权的体现。在现实世界没有权力，对身体没有权力，就牢牢抓住那些易得的“权力”——掩盖躯体原始状态的那层布、那层粉。

“我们把现实看成是无望而又有趣地多元。在中国，一个被定义为可供辩论的问题，是一个存在着‘两条线路’的问题，一条是错的，一条是对的。”国人进行人生大大小小地选择也是这样的，仿佛这条路是适用所有人的，只有步步不偏离走到最后才是成功/正常的人。没有被提供或被支持其他选择，对的路只有那一条，14亿人挤得头破血流。