A documentary photographer and a professor of photography, Charlee Brodsky describes her work as dealing with social issues and beauty. Her most recent book, I Thought I Could Fly... Portraits of Anguish, Compulsion, and Despair, is on sale now. Brodsky exhibits her work nationally and regionally, has been honored with Pennsylvania Arts Fellowships and other awards, and often works with writers. [More...]

October 3, 2010; Remembering Stephanie; Many months ago a colleague sent me an email that a journal called Social Semiotics was having a special issue called The Body in Breast Cancer. I found this intriguing. I had done a lot of work with my dear friend Stephanie Byram who died of breast cancer over ten years ago. The deadline was October 1 and I submitted 15 pages (the limit). [More...]

As a part of my teaching at Carnegie Mellon, my students and I work with social service organizations in Pittsburgh. We have worked with Lydia's Place, an agency that helps women and their children during or after the mother's incarceration; and most recently we worked with Sojourner's House whose mission is to provide housing and services to women and their families who have dealt with addiction and mental illness. In these courses we see how photography can be used to tell stories and how the camera can be used as a tool to make connections between people. Please click on the links to view two projects.
+ [Lydia's Place]
+ [Who We Are Now]