Thompson, Jerry L. Why Photography Matters by Jerry L. Thompson. Signed book Another important idea is preservation

Another important idea is preservation

Captured when Silver was just a 20-year-old student at the Art Center School in Los Angeles

Graydon Wood

and his native homeland

Thompson, Jerry L. Why Photography Matters by Jerry L. Thompson. Signed book Another important idea is preservationM. I. T. Press, 2013. First edition, first printing, fine small hardcover in custom made 4 mil polyester protected fine dust jacket. Like new in all respects. About the book: Photography matters, writes Jerry Thompson, because of how it works not only as an artistic medium but also as a way of knowing. With this provocative observation, Thompson begins a wide ranging and lucid meditation on why photography is unique among the picture making arts. He