Joel Sternfeld

Joel Sternfeld
Born (1944-06-30) June 30, 1944 (age 80)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materDartmouth College
Known forPhotography
Notable work
  • American Prospects (1987)
  • Walking the High Line (2001)
Websitewww.joelsternfeld.net

Joel Sternfeld (born June 30, 1944)[1] is an American fine-art photographer and educator known for his large-format color pictures of contemporary American life and identity. His work contributed to the establishment of color photography as a respected artistic medium.[2] Sternfeld’s photography follows in the tradition of American photographers such as Walker Evans and Robert Frank, documenting people and places with sensitivity. His work often conveys a sense of beauty and melancholy, capturing moments of hope, despair, and tenderness. Since the publication of his landmark book American Prospects in 1987, Sternfeld’s photography has intertwined conceptual and political themes, reflecting his engagement with history, landscape theory, and the passage of time.[3]

He teaches at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York.[4]

  1. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Photography". www.mocp.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. ^ Jobey, Liz (17 October 2008). "In focus: Liz Jobey looks at the work of US photographer Joel Sternfeld". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-01 – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (11 January 2017). "The drifter: Joel Sternfeld on his sly glimpses of wild America – seen from the endless highway". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-01 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "Joel Sternfeld". www.sarahlawrence.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-01.