Photobooks USA 2000–25

International Center of Photography: Photobooks USA 2000–25 explores how the photobook has emerged as a powerful tool for artists to respond to the forces shaping contemporary life in the United States. Over the past 25 years, this evolution is reflected in the growing number of publications, a wider range of publishers, bold experimentation in design, and greater inclusivity.

Featuring over 50 photobooks—from out-of-print titles to more recent landmark publications—the exhibition presents a cross section of creators, themes, forms, and subjects, examining how artists have used the photobook to present and circulate their work in powerful and innovative ways.

Rather than defining a canon or focusing on bestselling or award-winning titles, the exhibition brings together books that explore different aspects of the United States. Taken as a whole, they reflect the artistic, social, cultural, political, environmental and economic conversations shaping the twenty-first century.