Jim Goldberg is an American artist and photographer known for his innovative and multidisciplinary approach to documentary photography. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1953, he began exploring experimental storytelling by combining images with text, drawings, and other illustrative elements. His work often focuses on marginalized populations—those neglected or ignored by mainstream society—through long-term, in-depth collaborations that investigate American myths about race, class, and social justice. He is a member of the Magnum Photos cooperative. Goldberg's practice is characterized by intimacy and trust, aiming to provide a three-dimensional account of lives often flattened into caricatures by traditional media.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
Raised By Wolves1995 · Scalo Publishers, Inc · book · EnglishISBN 1881616509A seminal work documenting the lives of runaway teenagers in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Rich and Poor1985 · bookJuxtaposed portraits of the Bay Area's wealthiest residents against its poorest.
Nursing Home1985 · bookPhotographs of the aging occupants of a retirement residence in Cambridge, MA.
Candy2017 · bookThe final installment of a trilogy beginning with Rich and Poor.
