Singular images : essays on remarkable photographs

Originally published: London : Tate Pub., 2005.
We cite from the cover: /
"Spanning 170 years, from William Henry Fox Talbot's first negative to the latest constructed tableau by Jeff Wall, Singular Images is a collection of thought-provoking essays on individual photographs. Each essay focuses on the uniqueness of one particular image, exploring the artist's intention, the work's technical complexities, its historical context, and the individual writer's response to it. The essays all capture a sense of how challenging it is to create a perfect single image."
Contents: /
Introduction Sophie Howarth /
Geoffrey Batchen : William Henry Fox Talbot Latticed Window (with the Camera Obscura), August 1835 1835 /
Mary Warner Marien : Charles Nègre Chimney Sweeps Walking 1852 /
Roger Hargreaves : Julia Margaret Cameron Iago, Study from an Italian 1867 /
David Campany : Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp Dust Breeding 1920 /
Nigel Warburton : Bill Brandt A Snicket, Halifax 1937 /
Liz Jobey : Diane Arbus A young Brooklyn family going for a Sunday outing, N. Y.C. 1966 /
Val Williams : Martin Parr Jubilee Street Party, Eiland, Yorkshire 1977 /
Darsie Alexander : Nan Goldin The Hug, New York City 1980 /
Dominic Willsdon : Hiroshi Sugimoto Aegean Sea, Pilion 1990 /
Sophie Howarth : Thomas Struth San Zaccaria, Venice 1995 /
Sheena Wagstaff: Jeff Wall A view from an apartment 2004-5.