Justine Kurland

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15 Inspiring Photobooks by Women Photographers

From the Japanese artists who transformed photography to Tina Barney’s large-scale portraits of the haute bourgeoisie, here are must-read titles this Women’s History Month.

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8 Photobooks that Consider How Artists Engage with the Environment

From Kimowan Metchewais’s layered images on Indigenous identity to Robert Adams’s meditations on the American West, here are titles that explore the relationship between photography and the natural world.

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12 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspectives to Kelli Connell’s reconsideration of Edward Weston, here are must-read titles that chronicle the impact of women artists.

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9 Inspiring Photobooks by Contemporary Women Photographers

From Justine Kurland’s imagined runaways to Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspective, here are essential titles by today’s leading artists.

Reviews

What Is a Feminist Picture?

An exhibition at MoMA shows how women photographers have always demanded a seat at the table.

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15 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From landmark volumes by Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin to modern classics by Deana Lawson, Rinko Kawauchi, Justine Kurland, and more.

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8 Photobooks by Contemporary Women Photographers

From Justine Kurland’s imagined runaways to Deana Lawson’s dramatic portraiture, here are essential titles by today’s leading artists.

Essays

Justine Kurland Reflects on Her Photographs of Teenage Girl Runaways

Between 1997 and 2002, the photographer portrayed teenage girls as rebels, offering a radical vision of community against the masculine myth of the American landscape.