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type The photographer's non-photography syllabus

The photographer's non-photography syllabus: Alec Soth

I reflected for a long time on this request to name five non-photography books I would put on a syllabus for other photographers to read. As the months went by, I began to question my procrastinati...

author Mark Steinmetz

The photographer's non-photography syllabus: Mark Steinmetz

TIS is happy to present the second installment of “The Photographer’s Non-photography Syllabus,” for which we asked a number of folks to share with us the five or so books that they would recommen...

author Christian Patterson

The photographer's non-photography syllabus: Christian Patterson

Today we very happily launch “The Photographer’s Non-photography Syllabus,” for which we asked a number of folks to share with us the five or so books that they would recommend to other photograph...