Close-Ups Selected Short and Longer Essays On Social Uses of Photography Aline Bovard Rudaz finding unexpected beauty and meaning

finding unexpected beauty and meaning in the most familiar urban landscapes

Nul mieux que Raymond Depardon n’a su capter cette évidence

Isidore Isou

en passant par des récits visuels reprenant à leur compte sa puissance évocatrice

de l’atelier au musée

Close-Ups Selected Short and Longer Essays On Social Uses of Photography Aline Bovard Rudaz finding unexpected beauty and meaningSally Stein has long investigated the role of photography in relation to broader questions of culture and society. This first collection of her selected essays, Close ups from Afar, brings together essential writings from over five decades, cumulatively demonstrating Steins distinctive critical approach to the history and proliferation of photography and its role within mass media and contemporary culture. In this richly illustrated volume, Stein