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Current Issue: May/Jun 2008
Contents | Volume 19, No. 3
The 3rd Annual American Photo Images of the Year Competition
The extraordinary winning entries of this year's contest span geographical boundaries and subject matter from war photography to advertising work, from student work to nature imagery.
Commercial Work
Steven Meisel: Transforming Madonna into a defender of the earth.
Nature
Felix Hug: Documenting the endangered proboscis monkey in Borneo
Personal Work
Mona Kuhn: Reimagining the classic Renaissance beauty of Venice.
Portraiture
Callie Shell: Snapping Barack Obama on a ride to the top.
Student Work
Chang Kyun Kim: Looking up to find a new view of urban architecture.
Photojournalism
Walter Astrada: Finding a moment of pure terror in postelection Kenya.
Portfolio
The Best Photo Books of the Year
This year, the best volumes range widely in price and in subject matter, but each one of them pushes the creative boundaries of art on paper.
Departments
Inside American Photo
How we judged this year's contest
Editor's Note
In tough times, passion is not a luxury.
See It Now
New exhibitions and events.
Inside Photography
All about books, from the exotic to self-published masterpieces.
On Set
A billionaire hires Bettina Rheims to document his beautiful wife.
People
Actress Jessica Lange reveals her passion for photography.
Closeup
Online publishers let photographers create their own books.
Essay
Noted journalist (and photo enthusiast) Janet Melcolm on the creative process.
Editor's Choice
A D-SLR with lots of value, and great inexpensive products.
State of the Art
Photo books like Matthew Rolston's new beautyLIGHT are made for collectors.
Master Class
Keith Carter's sourthern vision.
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