[en] The ¹⁴C(γ,p)¹³B reaction cross section has been measured from threshold to 29.1 MeV using bremsstrahlung photons. A contribution from the ¹⁴C(γ,pn+d)¹²B reactions is included, and is significant only at the highest energies measured here. The main features of the cross section are a weak resonance at ∼22.5 MeV and a dominant, broad resonance at ∼25.6 MeV. The integrated cross section up to 29.1 MeV is 17.9±3.2 MeV mb. We deduce that essentially the entire cross section results from decay of T_> dipole states. In combination with the reported photoneutron cross section an estimate of the total photoabsorption cross section for ¹⁴C is obtained. The T_< and T_> components of the photoabsorption cross section (up to 30 MeV) are estimated to carry strengths of 92±14 MeV mb and 31_-5⁺⁹ MeV mb, respectively. An isospin splitting of the giant dipole resonance of 8.1±0.2 MeV is obtained. Comparisons of several shell-model calculations are made with the data, and general agreement is found. A comparison of photoabsorption cross sections for ^12,13,14C and ^16,17,18O shows dramatic redistribution of dipole strength as neutrons are added to the core nuclei