# On Photography by Susan Sontag

4 Hacker News commenters recommended On Photography by Susan Sontag and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a deeply considered read on photography, and one commenter passed it on as a gift they learned of from HN.

## Why people recommend it

- Deeply considered read on photography (1 comments): "a deeply considered read on this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50323524))
- Worth passing on as a gift (1 comments): "I pass on a gift I learned of from HN" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46417796))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0312420099?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780312420093) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "On Photography by Susan Sontag", https://hackerapproved.com/p/on-photography/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).