On Photography

Who recommended it

1. 

   Maria Popova Writer and founder of The Marginalian

   Canon selection

   One of her 33 books for the Manual for Civilization.

   33 Books on How to Live: My Reading List for the Long Now Foundation's Manual for Civilization↗ Blog postthemarginalian.org The Marginalian · 14 Mar 2014 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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