"Your own photography is never enough. Every photographer who has lasted has depended on other peoples pictures too - photographs that may be public or private, serious or funny but that carry with them a reminder of community." Robert Adams
Ah photography, one of my genuine joys. I used to stop so often on road trips the family would start yelling, but the backroads of America are sheer beauty. "Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop." Ansel Adams
I wish your daughter well, just looking and then trying to capture the view is great stuff. I work mainly in Black and white and am an old Kodak Tri-X fan still. But slides of Nova Scotia or Route 212 in Montana and Wyoming are something to see.
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Best of luck.
Check out Robert Adams, his book on Beauty is one of my favorite books. I still have lots of books even though I gave most away to a local college.
robert adams photographer - Google Search
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Interesting site all the big names.
Masters of Photography: Jacob Riis
On the more idea side of photography, check out Susan Sontag and Roland Barthes; both are excellent. These with Adam's books are my favorites.
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Photography-Susan-Sontag/dp/0312420099/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264951396&sr=1-3]Amazon.com: On Photography (9780312420093): Susan Sontag: Books[/ame]
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I just pulled this book from my bookshelf. Interesting pictures and comments. The site looks interesting.
The Online Photographer: Looking at Photographs, Page 128
'Black and White is the color of photography.' Robert Frank