Another kind of life: photography on the margins

Abstract

At a time when individual rights are being contested and when those on the fringes of society feel deeply threatened, this powerful photographic compilation delivers a message of humanity and inclusiveness that transcends geopolitical and cultural boundaries. Works by critically acclaimed photographers including Bruce Davidson, Paz Errazuriz, Jim Goldberg, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, Boris Mikhailov, Daido Moriyama, and Dayanita Singh cast a compassionate, unflinching eye on the worlds inhabited by transsexuals, hookers, hustlers, bikers, junkies, circus performers, gang members, survivalists, petty criminals, and others who live in the shadows, on the streets, and out of the public eye. Grouped by photographer and ranging in genre from portraiture to photojournalism, these images were selected for their authentic and humane perspective, as well as for their artistic brilliance. An important testament to photography's power to both expose injustice and provide affirmation for those outside the norm, this collection bears witness to the ways social attitudes change across time and space, and how visual representation can promote understanding and dialogue.

Contents

Foreword / Jane Alison, Alona Pardo -- The lonely crowd / Alona Pardo -- Diane Arbus / Leo Rubinfien -- Bruce Davidson / Sean O'Hagan -- Daido Moriyama / Duncan Forbes -- Casa Susanna / Sophie Hackett -- Danny Lyon / Aaron Schuman -- Larry Clark / Aaron Schumann -- Seiji Kurata / Duncan Forbes -- Igor Palmin / Juliane Furst -- Walter Pfeiffer / Alistair O'Neill -- Chris Steele-Perkins / Tim Clark -- Philippe Chancel / Sean O'Hagan -- Paz Errazuriz / Lucy Davies -- Mary Ellen Mark / Max Houghton -- Jim Goldberg / Sean O'Hagan -- Boris Mikhailov / Francesco Zanot -- Dayanita Singh / David Campnay -- Alec Soth / Francesco Zanot -- Pieter Hugo / Sean O'Hagan -- Katy Grannan / Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa -- Teresa Margolles / Oriana Baddeley -- Archival material -- Transvestia / Virginia Prince -- Brooklyn minority report: an inside view of embattled youth / Bruce Davidson and Norman Mailer -- Scrapbooks 1969-1985 / Walter Pfeiffer -- Streets of the lost: runaway kids eke out a mean life in Seattle / Mary Ellen Mark and Cheryl McCall.