Hi,

Photography novels don't seem very well represented as a genre. I have
found a couple which sound quite good, although I haven't read them:

"DelCorsos's Gallery" by Phillip Caputo. Caputo is a journalist who
has also written memoirs about his experiences in various wars.

"Triage" Scott Anderson. Gets good customer reviews on Amazon.

"Blow Up" is based on a short story by Julio Cortazar, called "The
Devil's Drool". Incidentally, the star of Blow Up, David Hemmings,
died earlier this month from a heart attack while filming in Romania.
He was only 62. He also played the part of Dildano in Barbarella, which
tempted me to post a message entitled 'Dildano Dead!', but I resisted.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3290875.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3290919.stm

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Cheers,
 Bob


Monday, December 29, 2003, 10:55:41 PM, you wrote:

> Well, I am not sure about a book right now, but since others mentioned
> films (I know, I know, book is a book and film is a film...), I cannot
> omit Blow-Up from Antonioni. Quite puzzling and mind-catching film,
> where photography does play a major role. But it is more about society
> and culture than photography. All in all, this is a film that rightly
> belongs in the hall of fame of cinematography.

> Frantisek

> PS.: And excuse me for bringing a film in when you wanted a book :)

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