Close-Ups Selected Short and Longer Essays On Social Uses of PhotographySally Stein has long investigated the role of photography in relation to broader questions of culture and society. This first collection of her selected essays, Close ups from Afar, brings together essential writings from over five decades, cumulatively demonstrating Steins distinctive critical approach to the history and proliferation of photography and its role within mass media and contemporary culture. In this richly illustrated volume, Stein