Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag and photos from her life taken by many notable photographers over the years and illegally harvested off the internet and edited by Sandy Wells without copyright agreements or likewise for the sole purpose of appropriating the beautiful Susan Sontag to the world. So, sue me.

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• Sontag
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[vixenmusique]

Thank you for this Sandy. I find it interesting that Susan Sontag sought to be so widely photographed. She relishes in being a subject, while she defames photography to the core in her book, On Photography. Don't get me wrong, she was an amazing woman. However, I couldn't help but notice this grave paradox.

[SandyWells]

I'm not entirely sure that I see that she defames photography as much as analytically picks it apart! Honestly, as a photographer it's stimulating to read only words about the topic. I've never read a book that describes it so well, and unwinds it. It's what intellectuals do, they show us things we know but cannot put into words. Plus, I think she was very fascinated with photography. She was in love with Annie...maybe that inspired the book?

[WEJq55]

who sings this song that is playing in the background?

[SandyWells]

Luther Vandross

[19friday55]

Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.

—Susan Sontag

[manatsunoshi]

i think person't character shows in the person's facial features, and hers are certainly very strong. as opposed to the blank prettiness of "stars" and such, her face says: i am a beautiful, strong, unique woman, don't mess with me :P

[JohnKoroly]

A lovely visual remembrance. Thank you for posting. (Although, she probably would have hated that music.)

[chowchow0726]

thank you for posting this wonderful clip - susan sontag has been my intellectual hero/heroine since i discovered her essays as an undergraduate. definitely one of the top three american cultural critics of the 20th century...

[Emersonireson]

16 January

Happy Birthday!

You will never be forgotten...

[kurt11110]

she met annie long  after on photography was published

[kurt11110]

fantastic photo montage ! the whole story of susan sontag's influence will not be realized for many years to come, but the type of debate, criticism and

style she created will live on. thank you for not posting those hideous post mortem pictures by annie liebowitz. i prefer to think of ms sontag still in the here and now. i'm not saying i'm against interpretation, but the empirical evidence suits me just fine.

[dancewomyn1]

What a beautiful woman in all ways!

[Yen7584]

She is one of the greatest women in the 20th century!

[WEJq55]

but it's Luther Vandross that's singing. Not Frank!