Photography is exorcism of our times. Primitive society has its mask, petty bourgeoissociety with its mirror, and we have our picture.
摄影是我们时代的驱邪术。原始社会有它的面具,小资社会有它的镜子,而我们有我们的图片。
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Besides, "it is a thrill unique to a market society to find that people are willing to pay for one's product," writes Deirdre McCloskey in her latest book, "The Bourgeois Virtues".