photography.about.com
Donna De Cesare was born in New York City but did her English Literature degree at Essex University in England. She went on to work in book publishing before becoming a photographer, writer and 'videographer'. Her work has appeared in an impressive array of publications including 'Aperture', 'DoubleTake', 'Life', 'The New York Times Magazine', 'Der Spiegel', 'Newsweek', 'Harper's' and others.
'From Civil War to Gang War' tells a chilling story of Jessica Diaz, who at the age of three, had seen government soldiers take her father outside and shoot him in the head. Other family members were also murdered. Jessica herself is in prison in Los Angeles, a crack cocaine addict who was caught helping her dealer to rob a bank.
More... |