Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Printing. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0893816035-8-1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0893816035I4N10
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_482916850
Seller: Orphans Treasure Box, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Printing. Ships quickly. Mild shelf/reading wear. Scuffed cover. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids. Seller Inventory # 2JZ-10012026-KAW094
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 114758
Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. 1788785916. 9/7/2026 12:58:36 PM. Seller Inventory # U9780893816032
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 114758-n
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A now classic text on the art, Why People PhotographAt our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands in front of the camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. Photographs, selected essays, and reviews by Robert Adams This critically acclaimed work brings us a new selection of poignant essays by master photographer Robert Adams. In this volume, Adams evinces his firm belief in the importance of art. Photographers "may or may not make a living by photography," he writes, "but they are alive by it." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780893816032
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. A now classic text on the art, Why People Photograph gathers a selection of essays by the great master photographer Robert Adams, tackling such diverse subjects as collectors, humor, teaching, money and dogs. Adams also writes brilliantly on Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Laura Gilpin, Judith Joy Ross, Susan Meiselas, Michael Schmidt, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and Eugène Atget. The book closes with two essays on "working conditions" in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century American West, and the essay "Two Landscapes." Adams writes: At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands in front of the camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are.". Seller Inventory # LU-9780893816032
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Subsequent to his 1981 volume of essays entitled 'Beauty in Photography,' photographer Robert Adams has gathered together nineteen pieces into a second collection, whose subjects vary but pertain, generally, to the 'questioning of accepted prejudice' in the making of photographic images within a general framework of 'common experience.' Photographers 'may or may not make a living by photography, but they are alive by it.' Illus., 29 b&w. 190p. Seller Inventory # 376425