Camera lucida

Book • 1980
Camera Lucida is a seminal work by Roland Barthes that delves into the nature of photography, distinguishing between the studium and punctum.

It is both an inquiry into photography and a personal eulogy for his late mother.

The book explores how photographs can evoke powerful emotional responses and how they capture past realities.

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Mentioned by Andrea Long Chu as a book Emily Ratajkowski expressed interest in reading, focusing on Barthes' exploration of photography and memory.
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