Camera Lucida was written by Roland barthes, who was born in 1915 and was very well educated, having studied french literature.
In his book Barthes questions every aspect of photography and and compares different aspects of the medium and also in relation to history. Camera Lucida is not much more than a journey through Barthes mind fixed on photography, but this is exactly what makes it so interesting. With his desire to understand why photography is the way it is he brings up a lot of very important questions and points.
Although somewhat difficult to read and understand this book is certainly worth reading and keeping.
Source: Camera Lucida, Roland Barthes; http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi
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