Robin Bowman- It's Complicated: The American Teenager

The American Teenager Project was founded by Robin Bowman and Julia Hollinger. However, Robin is the main founder of the project. Robin has been doing photojournalism for 28 years documenting the poignant international social and political issues of our time. She ended up doing an independent study  of photography, including a year at Maine Photographic Workshops. Before doing the study, she went to Wheaton College and received a degree in anthropology. With the help of Magnum Photos she became a professional. Robin's photos have appeared in The New Yorker, Life, Time, Newsweek, People and German Stern. The book she wrote, It's Complicated: The American Teenager, won the Best Photography Book of the 2008 Independent Book Publishers Awards and she was named as one of the top ten books for young people by the YALSA. Robin lives with her dog in Brooklyn, NY. The American Teenager Project aims to combat social division among young people, cultivate empathy towards struggles of adolescence, and teach us to value the young adults in our communities. Some of her work includes Patrick Roberts, Hasnija Abdul Mouman, Jason Kramer, Courtney Paslick, and Roxy Trevino. Robin's work is considered photojournalism because she interviews teenagers to get their view on the world or just simply what is surrounding them at the moment of the interview. I like how she interprets photojournalism. I think it's a good idea to interview teenagers and listen to their thoughts on the world. It gives people different perspectives and not many people think to ask teenagers for their opinions. The things she writes about and takes photos of can relate to me because I am a teenager.