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The philosophy of photography as a key to understanding modernity.

In his essay “On Photography,” the prominent German media theorist Vilém Flusser (1920–1991) asks whether human freedom is possible in the context of an information society, in a world where machines dominate and our thoughts, feelings, desires, and actions are robotized. The photographer's intention is inscribed in the strictly limited corridor of the camera's program - a black box that simulates thinking - so man and camera merge into a single whole. According to Flusser, philosophy photography becomes the starting point for any reflection on the contemporary and future existence of man; it is called upon to open up space for the artist’s freedom – the freedom to play against the apparatus.

In this edition, the essay is supplemented by an afterword by philosopher and cultural scientist Vitaly Kurennoy.