This summer and fall, Redux Pictures’ photographers have been shooting material for a new book about American youth ages 18 to 24. The book will be published in the Spring/Summer of 2009 by Contrasto Books and distributed in major bookstores around the country and in Europe.
Some of the subjects photographed include Native Americans living on reservations, boxers, organic farmers, political activists, Muslim college students, hip hop dancers, fire academy cadets, college students tailgating, debutantes, surfers and more. The work is a great mix of portraiture and documentary.
We have room in the book for one or two more stories, and are reaching out to the photo community in hopes of finding something that fits in well with the other work.
We are looking for photo essays that:
— have already been completed
— fit the theme and age range of the book
— were shot in the last year
— have not been published anywhere
— are not being distributed through any agency
— ideally, have model releases
If you are interested in submitting something for consideration, please email americanyouth@reduxpictures.com with a link to the story. Please do not send attachments. Include a short summary of your story with the link so we know what we’re looking at.
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I am currently working on an essay called “Lords of the ring”. It is an assignment that I am doing for the Emerging Photographer Fund that is sponsored by David Alan Harvey, photographer from Magnum. This essay relates the boxing tradition in Cincinnati. I have been following young boxers from Cincinnati’s tough neighborhoods. They all share a common dreams, going to go to the Olympics and bringin back the gold. The essay (where it stands) can be seen on my site…Go to the index and see “Lords of the ring”. It has both portraits and some text.
The story of a young boxer that was just killed was shown rercently on David’s site
http://davidalanharvey.typepad.com/road_trip/2008/11/in-memoriam.html#comments
I am working towards publishing a book eventually but this essay has not been published yet. Let me know if you have any interest.
Best regards,
Eric Espinosa
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