Joel Meyerowitz
Born 1938
From The Bronx, New York, United States · Nationality: United States
Joel Meyerowitz was born in the Bronx, New York City. In 1959 he received a degree in painting and medical illustration from Ohio State University. After graduating, he became a street photographer, and in the early 1960s he was one of the first photographers who adopted color photography despite resistance to it in the photography community. In the early 1970's he taught the first color photography course at Cooper Union, and in 1976 he switched to large-format color photography. He is the author of 16 books including the seminal[citation needed] book, Cape Light. Meyerowitz often uses an 8x10 large format camera to produce photographs of places and people.
After the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, Meyerowitz was the only photographer allowed unrestricted access to the crash site, and he published a book of his photographs called Aftermath: World Trade Center Archive.
Books by Joel Meyerowitz in order
Books by Joel Meyerowitz in the order they were published, from Cape Light (1978) to Pancho Saula (2018).
- 1Cape Light
Cape Light1978 - 2St. Louis & the ArchSt. Louis & the Arch1980
- 3Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers1983 - 4A Summer's Day
A Summer's Day1985 - 5Sum Day - CottagesSum Day - Cottages1985
- 6Sum Day - Dining TableSum Day - Dining Table1985
- 7Sum Day - Lngnk BeaSum Day - Lngnk Bea1985
- 8The ArchThe Arch1988
- 9Creating a Sense of Place
Creating a Sense of Place1990 - 10Redheads
Redheads1991 - 11Bay/sky
Bay/sky1993 - 12George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker1993 - 13At the Water's Edge
At the Water's Edge1996 - 14Aftermath
Aftermath2002 - 15Tuscany
Tuscany2003 - 16LegacyLegacy2009
- 17Recipes from an Italian Summer
Recipes from an Italian Summer2010 - 18ProvenceProvence2012
- 19Joel Meyerowitz RetrospectiveJoel Meyerowitz Retrospective2014
- 20Morandi's Objects
Morandi's Objects2015 - 21Seeing ThingsSeeing Things2016
- 22Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Meyerowitz2018 - 23Pancho Saula
Pancho Saula2018