Published in cooperation with the Library of Congress, this astounding collection of images by award-winning photographers tells the story of today's America--and provides an enduring legacy that will inform the way we address our future. On Inauguration Day, 2009, a group of photographers who<br><br>were in Washington to document the ceremony began a<br><br>conversation that led to the foundation of Facing Change. This<br><br>nonprofit collective has a bold mission: to create a new national<br><br>portrait of America. Its members include some of the country's<br><br>most celebrated photojournalists. Their vision is inspired by<br><br>the Farm Security Administration's project that documented<br><br>the Great Depression. Chronicling the challenges of modern<br><br>America, these photographs offer compelling stories of people<br><br>around the country who are coping with the aftermath of<br><br>recent events: immigration, health care, housing, the war in Iraq,<br><br>Katrina, the great recession and profound economic disparity.<br><br>The book includes images from the original FSA project as well<br><br>as interviews with Library of Congress photography experts,<br><br>which together illustrate photojournalism's role in engendering<br><br>change in America. The Facing Change photographers are each<br><br>introduced in intimate essays that describe their history, work,<br><br>and aspirations for the project. The photographs' revelations--<br><br>and their power--tell a collective story that continues to unfold,<br><br>that affects every one of us, that will last many lifetimes and, it<br><br>is hoped, impact some of the lives it has touched.<br><br>Photographers included in the book:<br><br>David Burnett<br><br>Alan Chin<br><br>Donna Ferrato<br><br>Danny Wilcox Frazier<br><br>Stanley Greene<br><br>Andrew Lichtenstein<br><br>Carlos Javier Ortiz<br><br>Darcy Padilla<br><br>Lucian Perkins<br><br>Maggie Steber