Revisiting Susan Sontag On the Pain of Others

Taking pictures of war is complicated. The late philosopher Susan Sontag thought a lot about the moral implications of taking and looking at photos of human conflict. She wrote a classic book on the subject, called “Regarding the Pain of Others.”  We’re revisiting our interview with her, about how to see and think about photography.

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