photographers

"Charlie Bloom never wanted to be 'with the band.' She's happiest behind her camera, unseen and unnoticed. But when her former classmate Olly Samson asks her to take backstage pictures of his new band, Fire & Lights, she can't pass up the chance..."--Back cover.

Over the course of several recorded conversations, Andrea Bowers and Catherine Opie reveal the many similarities in their backgrounds and discuss ideas concerning documentary methodologies and community based work. The conversation spans many of the topics they regard central to their practices and responsibilities as artists, from memories and community, to activism, documentary, feminism, war, and environmentalism.

Looks at the career of reporter, photographer, and social reformer, Jacob Riis.

Compiles over 280 archival sports images that capture athletes training, competing, and defeating the odds over the past 150 years in a wide variety of sports, along with the stories behind the photos, and information on the photographers. Features portraits of well-known and lesser-known athletes, action shots on and off the field, and celebrations of the human mind, spirit, and body.

"It's picture day at Ella Mentry School! This year, Mr. Klutz has hired a weird photographer, Ms. Joni. She keeps saying 'fabulous,' and she wants to turn A.J. into a supermodel. But what happens when the Picture Day Zombie makes an appearance? Run for your lives!"--Provided by publisher.

When eccentric photographer Stefani DePino comes to Thompson Brook to take school pictures in the midst of an acne epidemic, Lunch Lady, Betty, and the Breakfast Bunch learn that Stefani is using them to break into the world of high fashion.

The story of a groundbreaking artist who chronicled an important era in Harlem and showed the beauty and pride of its people.

"Before she raised her lens to take her most iconic photo, Dorothea Lange took photos of the downtrodden from bankers in once-fine suits waiting in breadlines, to former slaves, to the homeless sleeping on sidewalks. A case of polio had left her with a limp and sympathetic to those less fortunate. Traveling across the United States, documenting with her camera and her fieldbook those most affected by the stock market crash, she found the face of the Great Depression."--Provided by publisher.

Contains three story paths which allow the reader to explore the people and events of the U.S. Dust Bowl from the perspectives of a farmer, a migrant worker, and a government photographer. Includes a time line and resources for further study.