![]() ![]() Fierce, whimsical, and intimate, the black and white portraits of Mann's young family in various states of undress quickly drew fire from conservatives who deemed the images pornographic and accused Mann of eroticizing her own children on a quest for fame and fortune. Mann stumbled unconsciously into the world of celebrity and controversy in 1992, with a book of 65 black and white photographs featuring her young children in the sparkling light of summer at a rural cabin in the deep south. Of course, we can't talk about Mann without mentioning that her pics have sparked a furious debate among a (largely male) contingent of cultural critics about the blurry line between fine art photography and child pornography. ![]() Sally Mann is a legendary photographer whose rich, warm, and classically composed images have left a mark on contemporary portraiture and inspired a generation of young women. ![]()
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