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Camera lucida : reflections on photography

by Roland Barthes, Richard Howard

Examining the themes of presence, absence, history, and death, this work investigates the nature of photography. Contemplating a photograph of the author's mother as a child, the text transitions from a general enquiry to a deeply personal exposition of the mind.

Accession 5153 ISBN 0099225417 Publisher Vintage Books
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