30 Years Of Amazing Pictures

30 Years of Amazing Pi...

Viewed in retrospect, the images that have appeared in American Photo over the years reflect a breadth of visual interest.

By Owen Edwards, Bob Schieffer, David Schonauer Posted October 24, 2008

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Joel Sternfeld is a master of capturing the odd juxtapositions of daily life

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Blazing Salads Joel Sternfeld, a master of capturing the odd juxtapositions of daily life, found a scene that calls to mind W.H. Auden's description of Brueghel's Fall of Icarus: "About suffering they were never wrong / The Old Masters; how well, they understood / its human position; how it takes place / While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along."

30 Years Of Amazing Pictures

© JOEL STERNFELD

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