Understanding a Photograph by John Berger #literature She works in secret

She works in secret

The leader of the pirates is the sinister Captain Hook

haunted here by deaths of family and friends

' Compelling

this intricately embellished book cover is unique

Understanding a Photograph by John Berger #literature She works in secretJohn Berger's writings on photography are some of the most original of the twentieth century. This selection contains many groundbreaking essays and previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions and catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier Bresson and W. Eugene Smith and the lives of those photographed with fierce engagement, intensity and tenderness. The selection is made and introduced by Geoff Dyer,