In an era of social confusion and visual pandemonium David Levi Strauss tackles issues of photography and politics in a way that few critics today are courageous enough to attempt. The essays collected in Between the Eyes address topics ranging from propaganda and the imagery of dreams to SebastiampampxE3o Salgados epic social documents and the deeply personal photographic revelations of Francesca Woodman. Other issues broached here include the legitimacy of photographic imagery and the media frenzy surrounding the events of September 11 as well as essays on the work of Ania Bien Miguel Rio Branco Alfredo Jaar JoelPeter Witkin and others plus an interview with painter Leon Golub who worked from photographs.