Jill Freedman is a highly respected New York City documentary
photographer whose award-winning work is included in the permanent
collections of The Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of
Photography, George Eastman House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum,
the New York Public Library, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, among others. She has appeared in solo
and group exhibitions throughout the world, and has contributed to many
publications. Jill Freedman is best known for her street and
documentary photography, recalling the work of André Kertész, W. Eugene
Smith, Dorothea Lange, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. She has published
seven books: Old News: Resurrection City; Circus Days; Firehouse;
Street Cops; A Time That Was: Irish Moments; Jill’s Dogs; and
Ireland Ever.
She says, "I’m a New York street shooter and have pictures of NYC in the 60s, 70s, and 80s that will be THE
all-time drop-dead New York Book. I’m about to start taking it around
to publishers. I love assignments and am ready to hit the road at a
moment’s notice. I’m trying to find projects that wil benefit children
and animals. Animal welfare is my passion; I keep trying to get editors
interested in stories of the many ways they help us. I’m still trying."
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