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Bir Fotoğrafı Anlamak by John Berger
Why do we enjoy reading John Berger's writings so much? Firstly, Berger pays great attention to thinking. For him, thinking is never a gesture or an intellectual exercise. He maintains the instinctive curiosity he had as a young child throughout his life. There is a truth in his writings that draws us in, stemming from his sincere and compassionate identification with the object he observes. Secondly, there is that aesthetic criterion he defines simply: "Does this work contribute to people learning about their social rights, does it encourage them to claim their rights?" And also: For Berger, analysis is never just a critique and questioning; it always tells us a visible or invisible story about the photograph. He is also a storyteller.
In this collection compiled by Geoff Dyer, focusing on photography, you will read excerpts from Berger's previous books, as well as texts written for exhibitions and catalogs but not included in any of his books.