On Photography
On Photography by Susan Sontagby Susan Sontag
Shares rank 5 of 10 essay collections by recommenders
People recommend it as a deeply considered read on photography, and one commenter passed it on as a gift they learned of from HN.
People recommend it as a deeply considered read on photography, and one commenter passed it on as a gift they learned of from HN.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Deeply considered read on photography
“a deeply considered read on this”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “A 1580 Map Shows Why Data Visualization Is Never Neutral” Worth passing on as a gift
“I pass on a gift I learned of from HN”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “What an unprocessed photo looks like”
Other essay collections people recommend
The four most recommended other essay collections, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slouching Towards Bethlehemby Joan Didion | 8 | 1 | 89% | 3 | — | — |
| Why I Writeby George Orwell | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Letters to a Young Poetby Rainer Maria Rilke | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Paul Graham essays | 5 | 7 | 42% | 3 | — | — |
| On Photographyby Susan SontagThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“a deeply considered read on this”
“I pass on a gift I learned of from HN”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.