In this extraordinary memoir, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Sally Mann's abiding concerns - family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South - are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by a colorful cast of characters who came before her.

"In this powerful and inspiring book, Barb Rosenstock and Gérard DuBois reveal the story of [Dorothea Lange's] remarkable life and illuminate how her photographs continue to tell the world the truth."--

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.

Lynsey Addario was just finding her way as a young photographer when September 11 changed the world. One of the few photojournalists with experience in Afghanistan, she gets the call to return and cover the American invasion. She makes a decision she would often find herself making -- not to stay home, not to lead a quiet or predictable life, but to set out across the world, face the chaos of crisis, and make a name for herself. Addario finds a way...

Profiles American photographer Dorothea Lange, who came to the the attention of the world with her photographs documenting the Great Depression, and achieved lasting fame in the post-War years.