In the contemporary world, appearances have replaced reality. Nevertheless, photography, a technology historically at the service of truth, continues to act as an orthopaedic mechanism of modern consciousness: the camera does not lie, every photograph is evidence. Based on personal experiences, Joan Fontcuberta criticises this belief and reflects on fundamental aspects of creation and culture today. The new paperback edition of this collection of eight essays, already considered a classic in the theory of photography, includes a preface by the author himself, written in April 2011, in which he explains the origin, gestation and journey of El beso de Judas.