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America [Hardcover]

Steve Crist (Editor), Zoe Strauss (Photographer)
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November 7, 2008
Poised to be the most important photography book of the year, Zoe Strauss's America shines a light on the often unseen people and places in the United States today.

Once in a great while, a photographer and their photographs break new ground and people sit right up and take notice. Zoe Strauss is such a photographer. The Philadelphia native who has brought us searing images of that city's marginalized people and places on the fringe of society, has taken her no holds barred, up close and personal style of photography to the roads less traveled across America. At times witty, touching, poetic, and downright shocking, Zoe Strauss's photographs capture the beauty and struggle of everyday life and resonate as a social document of our time, and as sheer and powerful art.

Zoe Strauss picked up a camera on her 30th birthday, but in only eight years, has generated a huge body of work that has been exhibited in the Whitney Biennial, and has garnered her a United States Artists grant and a Gund Fellowship. This is the first monograph of this incredibly talented and prolific photographer.

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Ms. Strauss's images are not without tenderness, but their harsh, unblinking force is like a punch in the face. --The New York Times

Zoe Strauss's color photographs drew us up close and personal to the urban America we most want to view from a safe distance --Art in America

About the Author

Born in Philadelphia, Strauss, a self-taught photographer was given a camera for her 30th birthday and started taking pictures of life in the city's marginal neighborhoods. Described as the chronicler of Philadelphia's mean streets and the town's own Diane Arbus, Under I-95 is the title of her attention-grabbing annual installation. Shows, awards, acclaim and fellowships soon followed the receipt fo her first camera - 2002 Leeway Grant, 2004 Arcadia Works on Paper award, 2005 Pew Fellow Award and Zoe Strauss Night at the Whitney Museum in 2006.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: AMMO Books (November 7, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1934429139
  • ISBN-13: 978-1934429136
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 11.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a new classic, January 25, 2009
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This new book by Whitney Biennial alumna Zoe Strauss is going to be a classic. She has a strong, unique vision, showing the side of America that people don't always want to look at. At the same time, there's a lot of wry humor. When you see her images, you realize she's captured the essence of the past four years -- its surreal patriotism, greed, and the people left behind in the boom. It's one of my favorite photography books ever.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Images, August 16, 2009
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America is a wonderful collection of color 'street' photography showing the beautiful and gritty side of the U.S. There are plenty of photos to look at and if there's one complain it's that the paper seems a little thin. But the work itself is fantastic so well worth a look.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful, February 17, 2010
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Strauss is an inspiration and a master of the medium - I don't mean that in the oldschool zone system silver printing sense, I mean that she seems to have an instinctive (and finely crafted) understanding of what photography is for - seeing. Her images are curated from life so particularly, but seem to perfectly normal and instantly recognizable as real at first glance. They deserve a heart-racing quick readthrough followed immediately by hours of careful consideration.
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