Fred Ritchin
author
Fred Ritchin is an American writer, educator, and curator who has served as the Dean Emeritus of the International Center of Photography (ICP) School. He was a picture editor for The New York Times Magazine from 1978 to 1982 and executive editor of Camera Arts magazine from 1982 to 1983. Ritchin is a prolific author on the impact of digital imaging on photography, having written several influential books including 'In Our Own Image' (1990) and 'After Photography' (2008). He has also curated numerous exhibitions focusing on documentary photography and contemporary Latin American photographers. His work often explores the challenges and possibilities implicit in the digital revolution and the ethics of photojournalism.[1,2]
- digital imaging
- photojournalism
- documentary photography
- photography ethics
Books
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An Uncertain Grace€27.00 -
An Uncertain Grace€109.00 -
The Chelsea Hotel€75.00
Works by Fred Ritchin
- 1990 In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography First book on the impact of digital imaging.
- 2008 After Photography Follow-up on the future of imaging in the digital era.
- 2013 Bending The Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and the Citizen
Exhibitions
- 1987 Contemporary Latin American Photographers
- 1990 An Uncertain Grace: The Photographs of Sebastiao Salgado
Awards
- 1997 Pulitzer Prize Nomination (Public Service)
- 1999 Hasselblad Foundation Grant