How to Look At Photographs: Reflections on the Art of Seeing

David Finn, author of How to Visit a Museum and How to Look at Sculpture, has turned his attention to the appreciation of photography as a fine art. Through this collection of impressions, anecdotes and advice, he awakens the reader to the intricacies and beauty of viewing the photographic image. Included are chapters on the human figure, landscape, architecture, and portraiture containing work by Alfred Stieglitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Dorothea Lange, and many others.