Photographs that Can Change the World
"David Elliot Cohen's new book, What Matters, which hits bookshelves today, is a collection of photo essays that explore 18 distinct social issues that define our time. Shot by the world's most renowned photojournalists, including James Nachtwey, who has contributed to V.F., the photographs explore topics ranging from genocide and global warming to oil addiction and consumerism, offering a raw view into the problems that plague our world. Each photo essay is accompanied by written commentary from an expert on the issue. Cohen hopes the book will inspire people to work toward resolving these problems. "Great photojournalism changed the world in the past, and it can do it again," Cohen says. "I want people to see these images, get angry, and act on that anger. Compelling images by the world's best photojournalists is the most persuasive language I have to achieve this."
- vanityfair.com, http: //www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/what-matters.html "Changing the world might sound like a lofty goal for a photo book, but that's what the new book, What Matters, The World's Preeminent Photojournalists and Thinkers Depict Essential Issues of our Time edited by David Elliot Cohen (Sterling Publishing, $28, 2008), hopes to do. Citing the power of socially conscious photographers over the last 150 years, the beautiful collection of 18 photo-essays by some of today's prominent photojournalists hopes to "inform pre-election debate and inspire direct action." Regardless of what side of the political fence you sit on, this collection of heartbreaking and powerful stories and images is guaranteed to get you thinking."
- Popular Photography, http: //flash.popphoto.com/blog/2008/08/book-review-wha.html

Editor David Eliot Cohen, is a New York Times Bestselling author whose previous works include: A Day in the Life and the America 24/7 series