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David Liittschwager

デイビッド・リットシュワーガー

David Liittschwager

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1961-01-01
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Photographer, Author, Freelance photographer
Active Years
1983-
Influenced By
Richard Avedon

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

One Cubic Foot

2012 Photobook / Natural history

A photobook documenting small natural assemblages sampled within one cubic foot volumes, highlighting biodiversity and the wonder in ordinary places. Published by an academic press, it uses close observation to visualize ecosystem composition.

biodiversitymicro-ecosystemsscientific observationphotographic expression

Tide Pool Portraits

2002 Photobook / Natural history

A series of close-up portraits of tide pool organisms, capturing the beauty and fragility of small marine life in a portrait-like photographic approach.

marine lifeclose-up photographyecosystem beauty

Edible Schoolyard (co-author)

2008 Non-fiction / Education

Co-author of a book documenting Alice Waters' 'Edible Schoolyard' project, providing photographs and documentation about school gardens and food education.

food educationeducational projectscommunity

Bibliography

  • Tide Pool Portraits
  • One Cubic Foot
  • Edible Schoolyard (co-author)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
documentary observational photographyvisual description framed in scientific context
Recurring Motifs
close-ups of micro-ecosystemsportrait-like treatment of organismsboxing/sectioning as a sampling perspective

Legacy

Recognized for bridging nature photography and science communication. His careful documentation of small ecosystems has been used in education, museum exhibitions, and conservation contexts.

Museums

  • David Brower Center (commissioned exhibition) Berkeley, California

Academic Societies

  • The Photo Society

Trivia

  • Served as an assistant to Richard Avedon from 1983 to 1986.
  • Produced the film 'Skulls and X-Ray Ichthyology: The Structure of Fishes' for the California Academy of Sciences in 2002.
  • 'One Cubic Foot' was published by University of Chicago Press in 2012.
  • Co-authored the book 'Edible Schoolyard' with Alice Waters.