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From pinhole cameras to edible insects, to a guy in Minnesota who likes to get naked, jump into an ice-covered lake and take pictures of it, EGG profiles some of the most important and talented photographers working in America today. You may never be able to see the world quite the same after looking at these photos. viewing options
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As a teenager in Brooklyn during the '60s, Joseph Rodriguez was busted for burglary and selling drugs. In his early 20s, however, Rodriguez decided to change his life. He turned away from crime and picked up a camera.
Featured in episode: Close to Home.
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| John Schabel: |
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John Schabel's "Passengers" are black and white portraits of airplane passengers taken from outside planes still on the runway. His fascination, Schabel says, grew out of that moment in time when passengers are powerless to do nothing but wait for take off.
Featured in episode: Flight.
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| Cindy Sherman: |
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Cindy Sherman captured the attention of the art world in the early 1980s with her "Untitled Film Stills," black and white photos featuring stock female characters from imaginary movies.
Featured in episode: Who Am I?.
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| Surf Photographers: |
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Forty years ago, the "Grandfather of Surf Photography," 84-year old Leroy "Granny" Grannis would stake out the action from dry land with a manual camera outfitted with a lens as long as his arm. Today, the sport has become more extreme -- and so have the techniques to photograph it.
Featured in episode: Slippery When Wet.
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| Charlie White: |
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Joshua, the subject of Charlie White's photographs, is a man in crisis. He's always the awkward guy at the party. He rarely gets the girl he wants. On that rare occasion that he gets the girl, he can't . . . perform. Not to mention, Joshua is short, naked, ugly, and anatomically incorrect.
Featured in episode: Men Have Feelings Too.
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| Ernest C. Withers: |
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For almost a half-century, Ernest C. Withers' photographs have shown the strength, vitality, and spirit of African Americans.
Featured in episode: Who Am I?.
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