Susan Meiselas [Not work safe]

[gonzo]

One of my fav's, i know i brought her up before.. but thought its appropriate for this forum now :)

Border crossings figure disproportionately in the work of photojournalist and social documentarian Susan Meiselas, even by the standards of her footloose profession.

http://www.magnumphotos.com/LowRes2/TR3/F/W/Z/E/NYC15581.jpg

NICARAGUA. "Cuesta del Plomo", hillside outside Managua, a well known site of many assassinations carried out by the National Guard. People searched here daily for missing persons. (NICARAGUA, page 14) ©Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos

http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/CDocZ_MAG.aspx?Stat=DocThumb_DocZoom&o=&DT=ALB&E=2K7O3RNNPP0&Pass=&Total=70&Pic=14&SubE=2K7O3RWW994

and some interesting notes on her film to digital transition:
http://www.apple.com/pro/photo/meiselas/

[Force of Nature]

umm?

[ahelg]

I've seen that picture once before in a book. I had to look at it for ages before the reality of it hit me.

[chroix]

Her pictures are incredible. It's hard enough to get a good shot of a large demonstration or live action shot, but a riot or a revolution? 1979? No D2?

[Hertz van Rental]

Her pictures are incredible. It's hard enough to get a good shot of a large demonstration or live action shot, but a riot or a revolution? 1979? No D2?

Such photographers are born, not made. There have been many and they are a special breed.
Check out the work of Don McCullin or Tim Page for example.