Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink

Documerica: Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink (2023)

November 20th, 20231h 10min

Documentary, History
77%

Overview

In the seventies, during the Richard Nixon administration, Documerica, a large-scale photographic project, led by the US Environmental Protection Agency, sought to document the country's environmental situation. The tens of thousands of photos, taken by hundreds of photographers, constitute a unique archive, showing a landscape ravaged by pollution and environmental degradation.


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