Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-[172]).
Synopsis
In these seven essays Travis presents his thoughts on some of his favorite subjects: Weston, Stieglitz, Kertesz, Brassai and Strand.
Table of Contents
Brassaèi : anecdotes and conversations -- Andrâe Kertâesz : the gaiety of genius -- Curiosity and conjecture : mathematics, photography, and the imagination -- The plot thickens everything : photography and the need for narrative -- Imperfectly unknown : Point Lobos, 1944, a masterpiece by Edward Weston -- A mind among the clouds : Alfred Stieglitz's equivalents photographs -- Paul Strand's Fall in movement.