Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography by Roland Barthes

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography

Roland Barthes with Richard Howard (Translator)

144 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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A graceful, contemplative volume, Camera Lucida was first published in 1979. Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, and Nadar, Roland Barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on ...

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reflective 83%
informative 71%
challenging 42%
emotional 22%
sad 14%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 4%
relaxing 4%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 2%

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fast 24%

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