Book Club: John Berger - "Ways of Seeing".

Book Club: John Berger - "Ways of Seeing".

Saturday, November 1, 2025
13:00

Book Club: About Photography

This time we discuss the book by John Berger - "Ways of Seeing".

This is one of the most influential books in the field of visual culture. In it, Berger explores how culture, media, art history, and personal experience affect our perception of images. He shows that no image is "neutral": what and how we see is always determined by context — from painting to advertising, from museums to mass media.

The book consists of seven essays — some of them are only with images. This is an invitation not only to read but also to look, compare, and notice. "How We See" helps to learn to look more closely and ask questions about each image.

The book will be interesting for photographers, artists, researchers, and anyone who works with visual media or wants to better understand how our perception is formed.

Read and come share your thoughts at the book club.

The curator of the meeting, Yulia Reivakh @j.reivakh - co-founder of the space and photographer.