American ProspectsReturning to the original 1987 publications format, this new edition of Sternfelds lyrical portrait of Americas hopes and sorrows includes previously unseen images Born of a desire to follow the seasons up and down America, and equally to find lyricism in contemporary American life despite all its dark histories, American Prospects has enjoyed a life of acclaim. Its pages are filled with unexpected excitement, despair, tenderness and hope. Its fears

Bodies on Paper (which is so wonderfully soft and playful

Next came Tones of Dirt and Bone

and for fast-moving subjects

is the protagonist and muse

it's as if it never really happened

dancers and music

the old New Year in the Julian calendar

Each one is a fragment of a conversation

Durst's staged

though it’s all there

The combination of rich colors

‘new color’ and reportage to create a striking body of work that endures to this day