熟悉攝影論述的人大概都知道，英國 Reaktion Books 出版社有一已運作多年、而頗有名聲的「曝光」（Exposure）書系，專門以深入淺出並兼具影史縱深的方式，探討攝影史與任一特定主題間的關聯，譬如「攝影與中國」、「攝影與電影」、「攝影與死亡」、「攝影與靈魂」等，洋洋灑灑地目前已經出版了超過二十本，是兼具導讀與鳥瞰視野的攝影研究書系。
以前也曾好奇，何以台灣不少出版社都曾翻譯發行過 Reaktion Books 旗下的著作，但卻一直沒有「曝光」系列的文本入列。倒是對岸的「中國攝影出版社」近日起野心勃勃地開始翻譯此一書系，首先推出「攝影與文學」、「攝影與探險」、「攝影與旅行」，以及「攝影與科學」四書，雖然翻譯品質不詳，但總是可以留意的。
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| Founded | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Islington, London |
| Distribution | Grantham Book Services(UK) University of Chicago Press(The Americas) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official websitewww.reaktionbooks.co.uk |
Reaktion Books is an independent book publisher based in Islington, London, England. It was founded in 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and moved to London in 1987. Reaktion originally focused on the fields of art, architecture and design but in recent years it has broadened to include many areas and also publishes series of books.
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Reaktion originally focused on the fields of art, architecture and design – its first book was Ian Hamilton Finlay: A Visual Primer[1][2] by Yves Abrioux. In recent years Reaktion's list has broadened substantially, and now also encompasses animal studies, Asian art and culture, biography, cultural studies, current events, fashion, film, food history, geography, general history, music, philosophy, photography, politics and sports history. Reaktion now produces around 70 new titles each year, and has about 500 titles in print.
Among the monographs released by Reaktion are studies of the Ottoman architect Sinanand the artists Delaroche, Holbein, Tintoretto, Bellini, Malcolm Morley, Leon Golub and Casper David Friedrich, of which the latter won the 1992 Mitchell Prize for the History of Art.[3]
Reaktion also publishes many series of books, including Animal,[4] short natural and cultural histories of individual animals; Edible,[5]global histories of a particular food, drink or ingredient; and Critical Lives,[6] concise critical biographies of important cultural figures.
Recent books of note from Reaktion include Twenty Minutes in Manhattan[7] by Michael Sorkin, Travels in the History of Architecture[8] by Robert Harbison, Boxing: A Cultural History[9] by Kasia Boddy, and Owl by Desmond Morris.
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- Retrieved 2013-08-27.