Geboren 1952 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
Lebt und arbeitet in New York.

Ausbildung / Lehrtätigkeiten

1970 - 1971	Union College, New York
1971 - 1972	Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island
1972 - 1974	The Cooper Union, New York
1977	Harvard University, Dozent für Fotografie
1997, 1999 & 2001	Bard College, School of the Arts, Professor für Fotografie
2004	School of Visual Arts, Graduate Photography Program, Gastdozent

Auszeichnungen und Preise

2010	Gewinner des Prix Pictet
2009	Gold Medallie Deutscher Fotobuchpreis, American Power Open Society Institute Documentary Photograpy Grant
2008	Fellowship an der American Academy, Berlin
2004	Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award
2002 – 2003	John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
1997	American Institute of Graphic Artists, 50 Best Books of the Year
1996 - 1997	Camera Works, Inc. Artist Grant
1994	Pinewood Foundation Artist Grant
1980	New York State Council for the Arts
1978	National Endowment for the Arts, Einzelstipendium