Signed edition. Bill Owens: Suburbia is one of the defining photobooks of 1970s American documentary photography. First published in 1973 and later reissued in a revised edition by Fotofolio, the book captures life in California’s growing suburban neighborhoods through Owens’s direct, observant black-and-white images.

Inside, the book shows families in their homes, children at play, backyard gatherings, living rooms, kitchens, neighborhood streets, and social rituals of everyday suburban life. Owens combines these images with short captions based on the voices of the people he photographed, giving the work a distinctive mix of humor, honesty, nostalgia, and quiet social critique. This signed edition is a strong collector’s book for fans of documentary photography, American photobooks, and visual studies of postwar suburban culture.

Author: Bill Owens

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Pages: 120 pages

Size: 26.7 × 26.7 cm / 10.5 × 10.5 in

Published: 1999

ISBN: 9781881270409

Publisher: Fotofolio Inc.