Beauty in Photography

Essays in Defense of Traditional Values

Robert Adams

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English

Aperture
21 September 2005

Photographs: portraits

The eight essays in Beauty in Photography provide a critical appreciation of photography by one of its foremost proponents. The result is a rare book of criticism, alive to the pleasure and mysteries of true exploration.

By: Robert Adams
Imprint: Aperture
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9780893813680
ISBN 10: 0893813680
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 21 September 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Adams is a major figure in New Topographics movement known for his photographs of the modern American West. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, two Guggenheim Fellowships, the Spectrum International Prize for Photography, and the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, his many books include: From the Missouri West (1980), Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values (1981), Our Lives and Our Children (1983), Summer Nights, Walking (1985), Los Angeles Spring (1986), and Perfect Times, Perfect Places (1988). Adams's work has been widely exhibited, including in a major retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Reviews for Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values

For Adams, art is not some timid diversion or self indulgent entertainment, but goes to the heart of who we are as civilized, compassionate human beings. The Capital Times Eight eloquent and thought-provoking essays. Artweek The sort of collection of essays to which one can return repeatedly. Camera 35 For Adams, art is not some timid diversion or self indulgent entertainment, but goes to the heart of who we are as civilized, compassionate human beings. The Capital Times Eight eloquent and thought-provoking essays. Artweek The sort of collection of essays to which one can return repeatedly. Camera 35 For Adams, art is not some timid diversion or self indulgent entertainment, but goes to the heart of who we are as civilized, compassionate human beings. --Jacob Stockinger, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin Eight eloquent and thought-provoking essays. --Chris Keledjian, Artweek The sort of collection of essays to which one can return repeatedly. --Michael Edelson, Camera 35