The World Famous *BOB*
photographs by amy touchette
By amy touchette atouchette
Category: Fine Art Photography
Tags: New York City, The World Famous *BOB*, burlesque dancer, documentary photography, black and white photography, night
The World Famous *BOB* spans the years 2002 to 2006, during which time documentary photographer Amy Touchette had 24-hour photography sessions with The World Famous *BOB* and gained exclusive access to her private and professional life.
The World Famous *BOB* has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally. Most recently, images from the documentary essay showed at Bromfield Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts and were published in Black & White Magazine, as well as on the cover of Drexel University’s literary journal, Painted Bride Quarterly. In 2006, Kathy Ryan, director of photography at The New York Times Magazine, awarded honorable mention to The World Famous *BOB* for the Maine Photographic Workshops Golden Light Awards in the documentary & photojournalism project category.
Standard Landscape 10x8 inches (25x20 cm) 100 pages
Published: July 12, 2008
