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# Robert Adams: Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A great set of essays on why we should care about art—specifically photography
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018*

Unabashedly devoid of post-modernist theory. Adams offers a great set of essays on why we should care about art—specifically photography as art. Often the over-theorized approach to art skips over the human experience of art. As a philosopher and an artist, I find this a real shame as it only serves to further turn the arts inward on itself, forgetting the intangible universality of the human experience of beauty, art, and creativity—not to mention the fact that it is an approach that doesn't check itself against the experienced reality of the subjective (a major flaw if you're looking to truthfully address reality). Always a pleasure to read the conversational essay style of Adams. He brings high ideas into consumable, comprehensive language, and best of all makes art enjoyable.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A classic.
  

*by D***A on Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018*

Poor Adams - it seems the only way to get out of his head is to think through the subjects bothering him and put it down on paper. He should take up photography or something haha.I love this book. It's short and easy and probably as concise as humanly possible, given the author's personality and education.I try to stay away from reading too much about photography. It seems Adams is way ahead of me on this issue, as he notes in the title essay. This book was recommended to me by someone whose pictures I admire for their powerful simplicity.This book now goes on the shelf with all-time "keepers". It's a good prompt to think about what exactly am I doing with a camera and how to maintain that activity for the long haul.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I've learned a lot from reading Robert Adams' essays
  

*by L***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2010*

I found that various topics Adams discussed in his book, for instance, "What is beauty?", "How do you make art new?", "Can you photograph evil?", insightful and highly relevant even though it was written in the age of film.  I read his essays again and again when I want to reflect on my photography.If I had to quote, this would be one that I love most:"Most of the pictures (in mass circulation photography magazines) suggest embarrassing strain: odd angles, extreme lenses, and eccentric darkroom techniques reveal a struggle to substitute shock and technology for sight." -Robert AdamsThat is so relevant in the age of digital photography.

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