

Documentary miniseries about contemporary artists who create challenging views of the human body. One of a 3-part series exploring how contemporary photography is challenging some of our deepest-held taboos about the human body. "American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin discusses his dark visions of human bodies.
Joel-Peter Witkin reveals the motivations for his dark visions of deformed bodies; Jenny Saville discusses how her work challenges stereotypes of the female body; John Coplans presents his monumental black-and-white self-portraits, which celebrate the unexpected beauty and grandeur of an old man's naked body.
Aired: 3/23/1998An exploration of the work of photographers such as Sally Mann, Collier Shorr, Jouko Lehtola and Wendy Ewald who are pushing back the boundaries surrounding the traditional family snapshot pictures of childhood with bold and sometimes dark portraits.
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