Sontag’s *On Photography* was published, winning the 1978 National Book Critics Circle Award.
In January 1977, Susan Sontag's collection On Photography was published, comprising essays originally featured in The New York Review of Books. The book, which analyzed the societal effects and philosophical underpinnings of photography, challenged readers to consider the medium's forms and functions critically. It was celebrated for its thought-provoking insights, earning her the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism in 1978, and reinforced her status as a preeminent cultural critic.