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MA in Photo History and BFA in Studio Photography here. If I was teaching beginning photography, these would be the books I would use to illustrate the history, theory, and techniques behind photography:
The two theory texts (Sontag and Barthes) are collegiate level so I would introduce them lightly - maybe use a section out of both to structure a project around. If you want to PM me I can email you a syllabus I created for when I taught 6 week adult course at a community studio. This will give basic gist of how it can be structured and what you will need supply-wise. Also- if you want - I'd be happy to review any syllabus you make.
I don't really think instruction books are worth it anymore. You can learn the basics much faster online for free. What the internet can't provide is a good printed book filled with classic photography. If she is going to Columbia (and perhaps hearing the great Rosalind Krauss), these classics are mandatory anyway.
One of the best books on photography ever written:
Barthes: Camera Lucida
A few classic photography books everyone with a faint interest in the medium will love:
Ansel Adams
Diane Arbus
Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Photographers Eye
I'll reccommend a few books chock full of essays that I found useful...it might take awhile to pick through them but there are some real gems.
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