'Benjamin, Barthes and the Singularity of Photography' presents two figures of the twentieth century in a comparative light. Pursuing aspects of Benjamin's and

Photography is one of the principal filters through which we engage the world. The contributors to this volume focus on Walter Benjamin's concept of the optical

"Why do photographs interest writers, especially autobiographical writers? Ever since their invention, photographs have featured - as metaphors, as absent inspi

With newly commissioned essays by some of the leading writers on photography today, this companion tackles some of the most pressing questions about photography

Photography is a ubiquitous part of the public sphere. Yet we rarely stop to think about the important role that photography plays in helping to define what and