The History & Philosophy of Photography

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1. Photography: Seeing and what else? 1 2 3

   By Norma Desmond, April 27, 2016
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   • Julie H
   • May 1, 2016

3. We are what we see 1 2 3 4 7

   By aplumpton, April 17, 2016
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   • Julie H
   • April 28, 2016

4. Practicality and Art

   By Rich B NYC, September 25, 2015
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   • steve_smith61
   • April 21, 2016

5. I am Spirit, formless and free; 1 2 3 4 12

   By Allen Herbert, March 19, 2016
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   • Supriyo
   • April 8, 2016

6. Would a connection between "Fantasy Football" and Photography be "Fantasy Photography?" 1 2 3

   By albert_richardson1, November 11, 2015
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   • JDMvW
   • March 27, 2016

7. Pictures as occasions. 1 2 3

   By alan_zinn, November 29, 2015
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   • alan_zinn
   • December 9, 2015

8. Why Is Photography Important? 1 2

   By michaellinder, November 4, 2015
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   • aplumpton
   • November 12, 2015

9. Breaking free 1 2 3

   By aplumpton, September 23, 2015
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   • aplumpton
   • September 26, 2015

10. The idea of Utopia and Fashion Photography

    By starvy, September 24, 2015
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    • Alex_Es
    • September 25, 2015

11. Where do you go from there? 1 2 3 4

    By alan_zinn, September 20, 2015
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    • Norma Desmond
    • September 20, 2015

12. Fools Gold 1 2 3 4 5

    By Allen Herbert, November 29, 2014
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    • Norma Desmond
    • September 18, 2015

13. Henri Cartier-Bresson: philosophy of image capture... 1 2

    By deantaylor, May 4, 2015
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    • mdc002
    • September 18, 2015

14. aesthetics/beauty 1 2

    By john_boyd9, September 15, 2015
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    • charleswood
    • September 16, 2015

15. Photographs and Criticism 1 2

    By michaellinder, September 6, 2015
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    • Norma Desmond
    • September 7, 2015

16. Relation of Photography and Reality - authors 1 2

    By ana_negri, May 14, 2015
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    • Norma Desmond
    • September 6, 2015

17. Creative constructive antagonism in photography 1 2 3 4

    By charleswood, August 21, 2015
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    • Norma Desmond
    • September 1, 2015

18. Object of Desire

    By valphotography, November 28, 2014
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    • abhishek gupta1
    • June 28, 2015

19. 'The Walk to Paradise Garden' by W. Eugene Smith 1 2

    By Julie H, November 9, 2013
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    • ola_lagarhus
    • June 25, 2015

20. Is it okay to destroy your own photographs if ... ? 1 2 3

    By Julie H, August 14, 2014
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    • glen_h
    • June 8, 2015

21. Is vitality important in your photographs? 1 2

    By aplumpton, September 7, 2014
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    • approveme
    • April 13, 2015

22. Connecting with the photographer 1 2

    By aplumpton, January 24, 2015
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    • aplumpton
    • April 1, 2015

23. Cultural Memory.

    By alan_zinn, March 22, 2015
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    • aplumpton
    • March 27, 2015

24. Against politically correct policing 1 2 3

    By Julie H, August 2, 2014
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    • JDMvW
    • January 28, 2015

25. Ambiguity 1 2 3 4

    By Norma Desmond, January 16, 2015
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    • charleswood
    • January 21, 2015

26. Dogmatism 1 2 3 4 5

    By Norma Desmond, September 9, 2014
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    • vrankin
    • January 13, 2015