First published 2020
Kevin Bubriski documents ten years of American street demonstrations through his Hasselblad lens. His photography captures political expression from George W. Bush's contested 2001 inauguration through the Occupy Wall Street movement in October 2011. Bubriski traveled to New York, Washington D.C., and Vermont to record gatherings both massive and intimate. His subjects include war veterans, military families, 9/11 victims' relatives, parents who lost children in Iraq, security officers, police, Muslim Americans, peace activists, marginalized communities, and young anarchists. The photographer focuses on events that mainstream media often ignored. Bubriski shows how American streets serve as the nation's primary stage for political and cultural voices, continuing a tradition that dates to the country's origins. The book reveals the human faces behind a turbulent decade of American protest.
Genres: american, politics, non-fiction, photography, activism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: documentary, historical-non-fiction
Setting: New York, Vermont, Washington D.C.
Period: 2001, 2011
164 pages · Hardcover · powerHouse Books