Le Journal de la Photographie

A Decade of Devastation by Carol Squiers A Decade of Devastation by Carol Squiers A Decade of Devastation by Carol Squiers Alon Reininger When Alon Reininger shot this 1986 image of Sunnye Sherman posing beneath a portrait of herself done in better times, he already understood that women could get AIDS too, a fact the mainstream press didn't report for years.© Alon Reininger / Contact Press Images. When Alon Reininger shot this 1... Scott Thode © Scott Thode. For two years Scott Thode worked and photographed at New York's Bailey House, a residence for homeless AIDS Sufferers such as Steven Brown pictured here on a Coney Island outing. Nan Goldin © Nan Goldin. Nan Goldin's work in progress, a visual diary depicting the lives of her friends, includes a photograph of her best friend, Cookie Mueller, after her death. Rosalind Solomon © Rosalind Solomon. Rosalind Solomon's graphic portraits of people with AIDS, like the one of a man at a march on Washington in 1987 have been much debated. Ann Meredith © Ann Meredith. Ann Meredith photographs women with AIDS such as Natalie shown with her children hat avoids depicting the visual effects of the disease. David Binder © David Binder. At California's Camp Sunburst, for families affected by AIDS, David Binder found Michael Coons getting poolside medication to build is immune system. Nicholas Nixon Nicholas Nixon's 1989 portrait of Laverne Colehut captured her exhaustion in the months defer she died, alone, at a Rhode Island hospital.© Nicholas Nixon. Nicholas Nixon's 1989 portrait of Laverne Colehut captured her exhaustion in the months defer she died, alone, at a Rhode Island hospital. Bruce Cratsley © Bruce Cratsley. One approach is to narrow the gap between "us" and "them" Bruce Cratsley photographed his lover David Waine before he died in 1991. Brian Weil © Brian Weil. Brian Weil looked at the effect of AIDS on David a homeless New York man who once waited two days to see a hospital emergency-room doctor. David Binder © David Binder. In recent years photographers have begun looking in earnest for signs of hope. David Binder shot an AIDS prevention program in Brooklyn that gives clean needles and bleach to addicts. Carolyn Jones © Carolyn Jones. For her "Living Proof" project Carolyn Jones photographspeople with AIDS and HIV, like this young girl named Veronica, leading positive lives.