Witness in our time : working lives of documentary photographers / Ken Light ; introduction by Kerry Tremain.
| Author/creator | Light, Ken |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Washington : Smithsonian Books, 2010. |
| Description | xiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Hansel Smith: the depression and the early days of Life -- Walter Rosenblum: Lewis Hine, Paul Strand, and the photo league -- Michelle Vignes: Magnum photo agency, the early years -- Wayne Miller: World War II and the family of man -- Peter Magubane: a black photographer in Apartheid South Africa -- Matt Herron: the Civil Rights movement and the Southern documentary project -- Jill Freedman: resurrection city -- Mary Ellen Mark: streetwise photographer -- Earl Dotter: the United mine workers -- Eugene Richards: Americans we -- Susan Meiselas: Central America and human rights -- Sebastiao Salgado: workers -- Graciela Iturbide: the Indigenous of Mexico -- Antonin Kratochvil: the fall of the iron curtain -- Donna Ferrato: living with the enemy, domestic violence -- Joseph Rodriguez: in the barrio -- Dayanita Singh: a truer India -- Fazal Sheikh: portrait of a refugee -- Gifford Hampshire: the environmental protection agency's project Documerica -- Peter Howe: Life magazine and Outtakes -- Colin Jacobson: Independent magazine and Reportage -- Anne Wilkes Tucker: the museum context -- Fred Ritchin: the fish are last to know about the water: the emerging digital revolution -- Rondal Partridge: Dorothea Lange in the field -- Don McCullin: Vietnam: the Battle of Hue, 1968 -- Bill Owens: suburbia and a passion for seeing his world -- Larry Fink: social graces -- David Goldblatt: once an enemy: Apartheid and the New South Africa -- Maya Goded: Tierra Negra. |
| Abstract | "The second edition includes a new section of interviews on documentary photography in the field and an exploration of the role of photojournalism in 21st-century media."--Publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010031643 |
| ISBN | 9781588342980 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1588342980 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TR139 .L54 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |