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Sally Mann is an American photographer known for large-format black-and-white studies of family and the American South, including Immediate Family in 1992.
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What is Immediate Family by Sally Mann?
Immediate Family is Sally Mann's 1992 book of black-and-white photographs of her children in rural Virginia. It became famous and controversial for its intimate family subject matter.
What camera format is Sally Mann known for using?
Mann is closely associated with large-format cameras, including 8-by-10 equipment. That process gives her photographs a slow, detailed, and tactile quality.
Why is the American South central to Sally Mann's work?
Mann was born in Virginia and has repeatedly photographed Southern landscapes, family life, memory, and mortality. Books such as Deep South continue that regional focus.
What is Sally Mann's memoir called?
Sally Mann's memoir is Hold Still, published in 2015. It reflects on family, photography, controversy, and Southern history.
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