Family Photography Now presents 40 international image-makers who have turned their lens on the complex dynamics of the family, whether their own or other peoples'. -- Dust jacket. "At a time when we are photographing our families more than every before--whether a casual phone snap or a formal wedding photo--this bold and engaging anthology explores how contemporary photographers worldwide are tackling the rollercoaster of family life. Family Photography...

First published in 1911, The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln was privately printed by Frederick Hill Meserve, the preeminent historian of the photographs of Abraham Lincoln. It was a groundbreaking look at the then-known photographs of the sixteenth president of the United States, who was the first president to be photographed while in office. In the decades that followed, Meserve made new discoveries and updated the information that was known about...

A memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. Her luminous photographs have become icons of modern art, but Mann also possesses a fearlessness and clarity of vision in her writing as well. As she sets out to understand her parents, Mann unravels threads that lead to discoveries about generations past, the marks they made on the world, and how these reverberate in her life and work today.

Provides an illustrated look at the life and works of African American Frederick Douglass. Describes his escape from slavery and his work as an abolitionist, speaker, and writer in the 1800s, and discusses the role photographs of him throughout his life played in the fight to end slavery. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, critical thinking questions, and additional resources.

"Based on the popular and groundbreaking PBS multiplatform documentary project, this is an inspiring and striking photographic portrait that brilliantly captures the tumultuous, historic year that was 2020. American Portrait offers an intimate look at what it really means to be an American today, revealed through the stories of ordinary people and in their own voices. Told by people of all ages, orientations, and walks of life, these unique stories...

"... Photographs of children's bedrooms around the world, from sixteen countries including the USA, Mexico, Brazil, the UK, Italy, Kenya, Senegal, Japan, China, and Nepal, each shown with a portrait of the child whose bedroom is featured and with a short story text about their life"--From publisher description.