Renowned photographer Greenfield has won acclaim and awards for her studies of youth culture. In "Girl Culture, " she combines a photojournalist's sense of story with fine-art composition and color to create an astonishing and intelligent exploration of American girls. 100 photos.



Revealing and insightful, Lauren Greenfield's classic monograph on the lives of American girls is back in print. Greenfield's award-winning photographs capture the ways in which girls are affected by American popular culture. With an eye for both the common and the eccentric, she visits girls of all ages, discussing issues ranging from eating disorders and self-mutilation to spring break and prom. With more than 100 mesmerizing photographs, 18 interviews, and an introduction by social and cultural historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg, this book is as vital and relevant now as when it was first published.