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This Short Life

We all have our reasons for why we work. For some people, it's providing for their family. For others, it's chasing fame. Then there are those people that do what they do because they can't imagine doing anything else.

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Andrew Lichtenstein is one of those people. He's been a photographer for over forty years, documenting everything from Texas prisons to the U.S.-Mexico Border. You may also recognize his photos of Hart Island from our The Unmarked Graveyard series.


On this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Andrew to discuss his new book This Short Life, which features photo essays and audio testimony of 12 Americans, united by how the struggles of their past shape their present. You'll also hear audio testimony from some of the voices in his book.



We have generous support from The New York Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, the South Carolina Humanities Council, the Omer Foundation, and our community of listeners. Thank you. 

 

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