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Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form

and cities today

Edited and with an introductory survey essay by Maya Allison

Ashkan Sepahvand and Murtaza Vali

Background Cookbook " While the demand forThe disappearance of portraiture as an art form can be felt the world over, as photography has become more accessible and widespread and as artists have chosen to work in more popular, abstract forms. Perhaps nowhere is this loss more acutely felt than in the Middle East, where the death of the art form collides with cultural unrest and upheaval, especially in places like Syria. Syrian artist Hrair Sarkissian uses the photographs featured in