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A kaleidoscope of photographic styles

The Ongoing Moment is a must-read for photography enthusiasts. Geoff Dyer's insightful narrative delves into the signature styles of various iconic photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Diane Arbus, and how they captured everyday objects in unique and fascinating ways. Dyer's storytelling ability breathes life into the photographs, transporting the reader to the time and place where each image was created, making it a fascinating and engaging read.

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ISBN: 9781400031689
Authors: Geoff Dyer
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2007-03-13
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Art, Philosophy, History
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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In his last book, YOGA FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO IT, Geoff Dyer confessed that not only did he not take pictures in the course of his travels but that he did not own a camera. With characteristic perversity - and trademark originality - THE ONGOING MOMENT is Dyer's unique and idiosyncratic history of photography. Seeking to identify their signature styles Dyer looks at the ways that canonical figures such as Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Walker Evans, Kertesz, Dorothea Lange, Diane Arbus and William Eggleston have photographed the same scenes and objects (benches, hats, hands, roads). In doing so Dyer constructs a narrative in which those photographers - many of whom never met in their lives - constantly come into contact with each other. Great photographs change the way we see the world; THE ONGOING MOMENT changes the way we look at both. It is the most ambitious example to date of a form of writing that Dyer has made his own: the non-fiction work of art.
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A kaleidoscope of photographic styles

The Ongoing Moment is a must-read for photography enthusiasts. Geoff Dyer's insightful narrative delves into the signature styles of various iconic photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Diane Arbus, and how they captured everyday objects in unique and fascinating ways. Dyer's storytelling ability breathes life into the photographs, transporting the reader to the time and place where each image was created, making it a fascinating and engaging read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.