How Long to Read What Photography Is

How Long Does it Take to Read What Photography Is?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read What Photography Is by James Elkins

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In What Photography Is, James Elkins examines the strange and alluring power of photography in the same provocative and evocative manner as he explored oil painting in his best-selling What Painting Is. In the course of an extended imaginary dialogue with Roland Barthes's Camera Lucida, Elkins argues that photography is also about meaninglessness--its apparently endless capacity to show us things that we do not want or need to see--and also about pain, because extremely powerful images can sear permanently into our consciousness. Extensively illustrated with a surprising range of images, the...

How long is What Photography Is?

What Photography Is by James Elkins is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read What Photography Is Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read What Photography Is aloud.

What Reading Level is What Photography Is?

What Photography Is is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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