"American Youth" is a cross-section of today's 18-24 year olds done by Redux Pictures photographers over a course of a year. This book's theme reminds me of Greenfield's "Fast Forward" (1997) and Nathaniel Welch's "Spring Broke" (2004) so I'm curious to take a look when it comes out in May 2009. (Interesting enough, Steve Appleford wrote the preface to "Spring Broke" and "American Youth")
They set up a "American Youth" website with a blog updated with out-takes and photographer's recollection. And they even twitter ! (Okay, I'm over twitter already)
Photographers with images in the book are: Marc Asnin, Ben Baker, Nina Berman, David Butow, Peter Frank Edwards, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Eros Hoagland, John Keatley, Andy Kropa, Erika Larsen, Gina LeVey, Joshua Lutz, Preston Mack, Kevin J. Miyazaki, Darcy Padilla, Mark Peterson, Michael Rubenstein, Greg Ruffing, Q. Sakamaki, Erin Siegal, Angie Smith, Ben Stechschulte, Brad Swonetz, Nathaniel Welch, and David Yellen.
The 240-page “American Youth” book examines the newest generation of 18-24 year olds in detail, observing young couples and Mormon missionaries, debutante balls and drunken tailgate stupors, war widows and B-boys, street kids and lobstermen. How are they different, and how are they exactly the same as the generations that came before? On these pages are Christian rock fans, lesbian gangstas and Obama volunteers. There are would-be pop stars waiting for a shot on American Idol, organic farmers living the hippie dream and tattooed Cobra gang members brooding in the Window Rock jail, Navajo Reservation. Another series of photographs asks young New Yorkers to think big: If you had the chance, what question would you ask God?
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