With his keen sense of irony, skepticism, and humor, Morris reveals in these and many other investigations how photographs can obscure as much as they reveal, and how what we see is often determined by our beliefs. Part detective story, part philosophical meditation, Believing Is Seeing is a highly original exploration of photography and perception from one of America's most provocative observers.' (excerpt from front flap)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Onsite
English
2011
310
9781594203015
1
monograph
Preface
Crimean War Essay (Intentions of the Photographer)
Chapter 1: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
Abu Ghraib Essays (Photographs Reveal and Conceal)
Chapter 2: Will the Real Hooded Man Please Stand Up?
Chapter 3: The Most Curious Thing
Photography and Reality (Captioning, Propaganda, and Fraud)
Chapter 4: The Case of the Inappropriate Alarm Clock (Parts 1 and 2)
Chapter 5: It All Began with a Mouse
Civil War (Photography and Memory)
Chapter 6: Whose Father Is He?
Epilogue
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