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Joel-Peter Witkin (Photofile)

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In teaching beginning photography classes in which students pick a "Master Photographer" (somebody who has influenced today's photographers) to present to their class, I have found Thame & Hudson's PHOTOFILE series to be invaluable. To my surprise, most photography books do not give a concise overview of the importance of a photographer, their contributions to photography, who they were influenced by or who they influenced, etc. Thame & Hudson's Photofile series on the other hand generally does just this. The series is a good addition for school libraries and their students at a very affordable price.

Joel-Peter Witkin's PHOTOFILE book certainly offers much to digest on his creative process, ample number of images, and most of the material to create a concise overview of his place in photography.

A word of note which I received by word of mouth in other words, take this with a grain of salt!: the PHOTOFILE series is funded* in part or in whole by the photographer him or herself, meaning this is how the photographer want's to be represented unlike the "Master of Photography" series published by Aperture. MoP is produced from a critic's point of view though I find many of their books short on important information; however, Aperture's MoP series is also a necessary resource for school libraries.

*just exactly how certain dead photographer's funded their books suggests this topic is more complex than what's implied.

A very small volume but nice way to see these amazing photographs. Highly recommend if interested in the subject matter.