Melissa Ann Pinney

Melissa Ann Pinney is an acclaimed American photographer born in 1953, renowned for her closely observed studies of the social lives and emerging identities of American girls and women. Her work has earned numerous prestigious awards, including Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, and is held in the permanent collections of major museums such as MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and SFMOMA. She is the author of several monographs, including 'Regarding Emma,' 'Girl Ascending,' 'TWO,' and 'In Their Own Light.'