A book-length essay with digressions by the photographer Tim Carpenter, a dynamic weaving of his own thoughts with quotations from poets, philosophers, photographers, musicians, painters and curators. Drawing on literature, music and philosophy, it makes a passionate case for photographs and their ability to elevate our experience of the world, and for embracing the idiosyncrasies and shortcomings that make each of us an individual. Praised by Rebecca Norris Webb, Terri Weifenbach and Alec Soth.