Mitch Epstein
author · photographer
Mitch Epstein is an American photographer and author born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He studied at Union College, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Cooper Union, where he was a student of Garry Winogrand. His work often explores the intersection of public and private life, human engagement with nature, and social/political themes such as energy production and industrial decline. Epstein is known for his 'mixed-media novel' approach to photography, notably in works like 'Family Business,' which combines large-format photographs, video clips, archival materials, and text to document the demise of a Jewish immigrant dynasty. His work has been held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Whitney Museum of American Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Tate Modern.[1,2]
- American Dream
- Industrial decline
- Nature vs Society
- Energy production
Books
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Mitch Epstein: Family Business€142.00
Works by Mitch Epstein
- 1997 Vietnam: A Book of Changes
- 2002 The City
- 2003 Family Business Won the 2004 Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award.
- 2005 Recreation: American Photographs 1973–1988
- 2006 Work
- 2009 American Power
- 2011 Berlin
- 2013 New York Arbor
- 2018 Rocks and Clouds
- 2019 Sunshine Hotel
- 2021 Property Rights
- 2021 In India
Exhibitions
- 2011 Mitch Epstein: American Power
Awards
- 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2004 Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award
- 2008 Guna S. Mundheim Fellow in the Visual Arts (Berlin Prize)
- 2011 Prix Pictet