Standout Christmas films? “It’s a Wonderful Life”; “Elf”; “Die Hard” (if you buy that argument). Standout Christmas on film? You could do a lot worse than the work of Lee Friedlander, as is abundantly ...

New York City, 1984. Advertising is a recurring theme in Friedlander’s photography, and no figure appears more often in store windows than Old St. Nick. © Lee ...

Lee Friedlander coined a term for the subject of his work: the “social landscape.” The great American documentary photographer, now 89, gives each rowhouse and strip mall and mass-produced car a ...

In May 2013, Pratt Institute photography chair Stephen Hilger had a daring idea: to collect every book made by the photographer Lee Friedlander. After speaking to Friedlander, Hilger approached the ...

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In his new book of photography, “Life Still,” a veteran observer of urban America makes us look twice at an unsung side of his talent. By Arthur Lubow The number of people who attend the World Cup is ...

THE DAILY PIC (#1788): It’s easy to become discouraged about the effectiveness of public protest­—until you look back at how much it has mattered in changing American life. That came home to me this ...

A new book featuring the photographs of Lee Friedlander shows the significance of random public announcements like ‘No Parking’ and ‘Everything Must Go!’ By Matthew Sedacca The signs, if you’re ...

Considered the photographer of the American social landscape, Lee Friedlander (born Aberdeen, Washington, 1934) has travelled across the United States on many occasions, capturing everything he sees.