Andre Rouyer's book “Photography” is one of the main events in the field of expert literature about photography at the beginning of the 21st century. Rouyer offers his vision of the history of the development of photographic aesthetics, and thanks to his wide knowledge of philosophy and art history, reading his work is a special intellectual pleasure. In his work, Rouyer provides a comprehensive historical overview of the practice of understanding photography as a cultural phenomenon, as a visual medium, as an art technique, making this book an indispensable source of useful information and food for thought.