Amy Stein (born 1970) is an American

photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp ...

. Some of her photo series include ''Stranded'' and ''Domesticated.'' Her work has been shown at the

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in Washington, D.C.. In 2007 she was one of fifteen "emerging artists" selected by ''American Photo'' magazine.

Life and work

Stein studied at the International Centre of Photography and the

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Publications

Publication by Stein

* ''Domesticated.'' Photolucida, 2008. .

Publication paired with others

* ''Tall Poppy Syndrome.'' Decode, 2012. With Stacy Arezou Mehrfar. .

Publication with contribution by Stein

* ''Hijacked Vol. 1: Australia and America.'' San Francisco: Last Gasp, 2008.

Solo exhibitions

*''Domesticated: Photographs by Amy Stein,''

, Washington, D.C., May–October 2014.

Awards

*2007: One of fifteen "emerging artists" selected by ''American Photo'' magazine.

Collections

Stein's work is held in the following permanent collection: *

Museum of Contemporary Photography A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers ...

, Chicago, IL: 6 itemsViewing records 1 to 6 "Stein, Amy"
Museum of Contemporary Photography. Accessed 21 June 2017

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* 1970 births Living people Photographers from Washington, D.C. School of Visual Arts alumni American women photographers 21st-century American women {{US-photographer-stub