num_pages: 144
description: Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography.Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.
language: English
title: Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
titlecomplete: Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
genres: Essays, Photography, France, Philosophy, Art History, Theory, Academic, Nonfiction, Art, Film
ratings_count: 66418
publisher: Vintage Classics