An early influence on my ways of thinking about photography on a deeper level was the great writer John Berger. A poet, novelist, artist screenwriter and more, Berger, born in 1926, and died just a few weeks ago, in January of 2017 at the age of 90. A read of Berger's work gives great insight into what meaning we derive from looking, seeing and photographing.

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Links for this Episode:

• Books by John Berger:
  • Ways of Seeing - 1972
  • About Looking - 1980
  • Understanding A Photograph - 2013

• Ways Of Seeing TV Program:

  • Episode 1
  • Episode 2
  • Episode 3
  • Episode 4

• Italy Photography Workshops, 2017 - Late Registration May Be Possible:

  • Sicily: Photographing a Sense of Place - May 26 to June 2, 2017
  • Tuscany: Exploring the Eternal Moment - June 17 to June 24, 2017

  About Looking by John Berger