什么是观念摄影?这是令诸多中国摄影师感到困扰的问题。由《中国摄影》杂志连续刊登12期并策划出版的《出龛入龛:当代美国摄影艺术家访谈录》一书的付梓恰逢其时。作者徐婷婷是一位活跃的观念摄影的探索者,她在中国人民大学获得硕士学位后到美国继续学习深造,带着中国摄影师的问题,她对美国当代摄影史进行了认真的研究和梳理,选择了12位在美国当代摄影不同发展阶段极具有代表性的人物。作者不但介 What is concept photography? This is a problem that has troubled many Chinese photographers. The publication of a series of 12 issues by China Photography magazine and planned publication of an alien niche: an interview with contemporary American photographic artists was timely. Author Xu Tingting is an active conceptual photographer. After obtaining a master’s degree from Renmin University of China, she went on to further study in the United States with Chinese photographers. She studied and sorted out the history of contemporary American photography seriously, Twelve of the most representative figures in different stages of American contemporary photography were selected. The author not only introduced