The book PhotoSophy is a photographic album where Philosophy and Photography link to form one unity from which emerge a dialog, a tension between image and text. The book contains 21 photos by Pierre Poulain, accompanied by philosophical texts.

Behind every photo there is a Philosophical idea, a deep attraction to life. The text does not explain the image, neither the image illustrates the text. They are both part of the creation and together, without explaining one another, they create a whole. Life is always the One which is Whole.

The combination of the photograph and the text, enables to bring this whole, the tension, the mystery, the paradox and the question mark. The book is an invitation to enter the enigma of creation and investigate the enigma of life.

The book is published in a large, high quality format, complied with 11 articles about Art and Philosophy, written especially for this opportunity. In addition, the book includes texts by special guests, artists and philosophers, from various countries.

There are two separate éditions, each one including two languages:
English-Hebrew edition
French-Spanish edition

Published by New Acropolis Israel
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A practical guide for photography as a mean for self transformation

More than an interest in photography, this book promotes philosophy, from behind the viewfinder of a camera. A staunch follower of philosophy in the applied sense, the author Pierre Poulain has taught philosophy and been a photographer for more than 25 years. To him they are not separate roads, but different expressions of the same search of wisdom, which expresses itself as beauty and aesthetic.

For the true philosopher learning about life does not happen only in the classroom, but more importantly life, with all its aspects, is the real school and teacher. Photography enables one to capture a moment of reality, and in it, the essence of truth.

A bridge toward the invisible

The social and political awakening of the last years generates hope for a better future; yet do the political and social models we are used to allow true unity and fraternity among people? Mankind has buried its dreams, and is content with mere survival. Justice is no longer a philosophical value, but rather it now serves personal values.

In this book, Pierre Poulain suggests that Art is the key to creation of unity and the understanding of the common destiny among people. The Artist, through his work, makes the invisible visible. He reveals the beauty… Beauty, as it is available to everyone, is “the natural way to unite people”.