For a range of possibilities in terms of portraiture and thoughtful comments on the possible implications of photographing the face, this book would be hard to surpass. The layout with its quotes in huge type, and its well reproduced photographs is involving. They have been ferreted from texts through the history of photography. The tiny type used to credit the photos is annoying, requiring a magnifying glass for those of us with failing eyes. Everyone concerned with photographic portraiture, who wants to seriously consider the stylistic options and potential meanings of the most photographed of all subjects, can gain from this book.