Unlike other art books, which illustrate and reproduce paintings, sculptures, or installations, photography books possess a unique characteristic: they present the image of what is itself the image. In this way, they emphasize the distinctive nature of photography, namely, that it is something "exactly reproducible."
Of course, the print size or the type of paper may change, but the image itself remains essentially identical. In a certain sense, anyone who owns a photography book can be said to possess the very same image, at least on an emotional level.
Leaving aside the commercial apparatus that surrounds photographic works and is driven by the art market, the emotion of seeing the image remains the most deeply rewarding aspect.
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