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Understanding a Photograph

by John Berger

Esta antología completa la obra teórica del autor y reúne los textos sobre fotografía más importantes del artista e intelectual. Los veinticinco ensayos que componen este volumen, aparecen ordenados cronológicamente y en él se suceden desde textos ya publicados en algunas de las obras más conocidas de Berger, hasta artículos inéditos aparecidos en catálogos de exposiciones. También comparte sus visiones con colegas como Sebastião Salgado o Martine Franck y reflexiona sobre la obra fotográfica de Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paul Strand o Eugene Smith.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?