John Berger&s writings on photography are some of the most original of the twentieth century This selection contains many groundbreaking essays & previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions & catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson & W Eugene Smith
- & the lives of those photographed
- with fierce engagement intensity & tenderness The selection is made & introduced by Geoff Dyer author of the award-winning The Ongoing Moment How do we see the world around us? This is one of a number of pivotal works by creative thinkers whose writings on art design & the media have changed our vision for ever John Berger was born in London in 1926 His acclaimed works of both fiction & non-fiction include the seminal Ways of Seeing & the novel G which won the Booker Prize in 1972 In 1962 he left Britain permanently & he now lives in a small village in the French Alps Geoff Dyer is the author of four novels & several non-fiction books Winner of the Lannan Literary Award the International Centre of Photography&s 2006 Infinity Award & the American Academy of Arts & Letters&s E M Forster Award Dyer is also a regular contributor to many publications in the UK & the US He lives in London