Reviews
This compact volume gives the sense of being present for the invention of photography.... [Nadar] writes engagingly of photographing a dead man and meeting a bee tamer, and we are charmed., When I Was a Photographer brims with Nadar's wisdom on a multitude of subjects and subtleties of creative work, The book presents a fresh opportunity to consider a bizarre and compelling character.... In the age of the selfie, Nadar reminds us of the brave beginnings of a medium that changed the world., In the age of the selfie, Nadar reminds us of the brave beginnings of a medium that changed the world., Nadar's book has finally been translated into English.... [M]any of the vignettes in When I Was a Photographer are infused with his rebellious zest.-- The Wall Street Journal -- This compact volume gives the sense of being present for the invention of photography.... [Nadar] writes engagingly of photographing a dead man and meeting a bee tamer, and we are charmed. -- San Francisco Chronicle -- When I Was a Photographer brims with Nadar's wisdom on a multitude of subjects and subtleties of creative work. -- Brain Pickings -- The book presents a fresh opportunity to consider a bizarre and compelling character.... In the age of the selfie, Nadar reminds us of the brave beginnings of a medium that changed the world. -- Adam Begley , The Guardian --, Nadar's book has finally been translated into English.... [M]any of the vignettes in When I Was a Photographer are infused with his rebellious zest., This compact volume gives the sense of being present for the invention of photography.... He writes engagingly of photographing a dead man and meeting a bee tamer, and we are charmed., When I Was a Photographer brims with Nadar's wisdom on a multitude of subjects and subtleties of creative work.
