photography, artistic

Presents sixty-seven remarkable and amusing outdoors photos of people and animals previously published as parting shots in "Outside" magazine.

Surveys the career of contemporary French artist Christian Boltanski; features an interview in which Boltanski discusses his work and the role of the artist; provides an in-depth analysis of Boltanski's "Monument: The Children of Dijon": and includes a selection of the artist's own writings.

Reproduces approximately fifty photographs by American photographer Alfred Stieglitz from the J. Paul Getty Museum collection, and includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on the artist, and a chronology of significant events in his life.

Contains profiles of over seven hundred contemporary photographers from around the world, each with a biography, lists of exhibitions and public collections that include works by the photographer, critical essays, and, in some cases, a statement by the photographer. Arranged alphabetically by last name.

Contains reproductions of photographs by American photographer Terry Evans and includes essays on her work and career.

Photographer Vik Muniz shares details about his life and career, explains his creative process, and offers samples of his work.

Collects black-and-white photographs taken by American documentarian Dorothea Lange, who is known for her work during the Great Depression; and includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Lange from 2001.

Profiles the life and work of photographer Edward Steichen.

Contains six essays that examine various aspects of the life and work of twentieth-century American photographer Walker Evans, and includes a catalogue of over 175 black-and-white photographs taken throughout his career.