Visions of America: Photographing Democracy v. 1 - Hardcover

Sohm, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970795718 ISBN 13: 9780970795717

Publisher: Visions of America, LLC, 2009

Synopsis

Visions of America addresses a single question: How do you photograph democracy? After all, democracy is an “idea” and not something one can easily wrap one’s lens around.But photographing democracy is indeed what Joseph Sohm has done in this epic journey across the 50 states. To capture this country’s incredible diversity, Sohm framed his national work as George Seurat might a pointillist painting.With each photograph, an individual dot was applied to his American canvas. Spanning three decades, tens of thousands of images were assembled in what becomes a compelling mosaic. Sohm takes us on an insightful journey down the back roads and byways of the U.S., which ultimately leads to a deeper understanding of who we are as a nation.Visions of America is a sweeping portrait of life in the American democracy, a portrait that shows us the United States. With a foreword by legendary travel writer, Paul Theroux and lyrics by two of America’s most distinguished songwriters, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Visions of America is a work of historic significance.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph Sohm is a Photo-Historian. He has published 50,000 times in National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, ABC, History Channel and MSNBC. His photographs appear in President Clinton’s My Life and his Presidential Library, in Bill Mahr’s Real Time, Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and on John Grisham's "King of Torts" and NBC's "Concert For America."

About this edition

• Publisher: Visions of America, LLC
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0970795718
• ISBN 13: 9780970795717
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312