@book {81917, title = {Camera Lucida : Reflections on Photography}, year = {2006}, publisher = {Vintage Publishing}, organization = {Vintage Publishing}, abstract = {

Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography.

Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these {\textquoteright}reflections on photography{\textquoteright} begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an exposition of his own mind.

}, isbn = {9780099225416}, author = {Roland Barthes} }