Between the Eyes: Essays on Photography and Politics

New York: Aperture Foundation, 2005. xv, 207 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "In Between the Eyes, David Levi Strauss examines subjects ranging from 'Photography and Propaganda' to the ephemeral imagery of dreams; from Sebastiao Salgado's epic social documents to the profoundly personal photographic revelations of Francesca Woodman. In 'A Ferocious Philosophy,' Walt Whitman, George Eastman, and Paul Virilio sit down to an imagined conversation about democracy and images. The timely issue of photographic 'legitimacy' is addressed in 'Photography and Belief,' and in 'The Highest Degree of Illusion,' Strauss looks at the media frenzy surrounding the tragic events of September 11, 2001" - Publisher. CONTENTS: Where are we?, by John Berger; The documentary debate; Photography and propaganda; Epiphany of the other; An alchemical disturbance; Broken wings; A threnody for street kids; Photography and belief; A sea of griefs is not a proscenium; Beauty and the beast, right between the eyes; A second gaze; After you, dearest photography; "I myself will be the chisel"; Where the camera cannot go; Can you hear me?; A ferocious philosophy; The highest degree of illusion; Three image-texts; In the dark.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.