Documerica Revival 41 Year In The Making
Documerica was initially launched in 1971 sponsored by the EPA to “photographically document subjects of environmental concern” in the U.S. This project lasted about 5 years. During this time the EPA enlisted a wide variety of freelance and well-known professional photographers like Danny Lyon, Bill Strode, Charles O’Rear and John H. White. With the broad task of this project came radically different views and interpretations of artistic perspective. From urban cityscapes to everyday life in small towns and country scenes. The photos depicted the natural beauty like Lake Tahoe, the Great Lakes, Hawaii, and Washington D.C. They also depicted environmental issues like water and air pollution in major cities, junk yards, and traffic. The project ultimately preserved a distinct visual and now historical record of time and place in the early 1970s. In cooperation with the National Archives, the EPA has revived this project once again in 2...