Critiquing a Photo

Fifty new and engaging photographs, in both color and black and white, have been added to the second edition of this book. This excellent text offers you an easy-to-understand framework and vocabulary that will allow you to engage in critical processes, based on the fundamental activities of criticism (description, interpretation, judgment, and theorization).

"One cannot help but be impressed by Barrett's conceptual framework, which he proposes to keep in mind when making critical judgments about photographs."

Studies in Art Education,
Jerome Hausman

"This is a lively and engaging book that clearly reveals the social and political assumptions underlying the practice and function of criticism."

Caucus on Social Theory, NAEA News,
Sally Hagaman

"This book is a treasure trove of definitions, examples, and ideas. It leads the reader into the rich world of creative thinking while exploring a variety of photographic approaches and critical voices."

Focal Point,
Anne Canright

"This is not a dry academic work; it is an attempt to explore the relationships between theory and practice in the aesthetics of criticism... Fluid, clear, a pleasure to read, whether as a foundational book on theories of criticism or as a pedagogical resource book."

Journal of Art and Design, Great Britain,
Michael Rawding