For Now: JoAnn Verburg

Distinguished by its extraordinary sensitivity to the energy and sensuality of the natural world, JoAnn Verburg’s photographic work combines exquisite color, varied focus, and thoughtful composition to convey the beauty of its subject and setting. From 1977 to 1979, she served as the Research Director and Photographer for the Rephotographic Survey Project, traveling throughout the American West to replicate the same wilderness views made by 19th century frontier photographers. While heading Polaroid’s Visiting Artist Program in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Verburg promoted technical innovation in the photographic field by inviting artists Chuck Close, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, and Jim Dine, among others, to experiment with new large format instant cameras.

Freelance photography critic Jean Dykstra is the editor of Photograph magazine. She has contributed to the Brooklyn Rail, Art in America, Dear Dave, among other publications, and written essays for numerous photography books including, most recently, Running Falling Flying Floating Crawling (Saint Lucy Books).