Pastoureau combines a charming, conversational tone with a haughtiness I found entirely endearing. A director of studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes at the Sorbonne in Paris, he writes from a position of professorial confidence. He has conducted… — Sebastian Smee Copy Share Image
Still, there is a basic reticence about his approach that feels refreshing in today's culture of maximum exposure. Brandt did not go to great lengths to turn people into icons, nor did he presume to show their “true nature” in something so transient as a photograph. Instead, he used photography's special qualities to suggest intimate things about his subjects, things… — Sebastian Smee Copy Share
“A whole language, according to UNESCO, disappears on average every two weeks.” — Sebastian Smee Copy Share Image
Photography is the recording of strangeness and beauty with beguiling precision. — Sebastian Smee Copy Share Image
Pastoureau combines a charming, conversational tone with a haughtiness I found entirely endearing. A director of studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes… — Sebastian Smee Copy Share Image
