From the co-author of the New York Times Bestseller America 24/7.

The week of September 17, 2007, marked the largest collaborative project in Internet history as 100 of the top photojournalists and millions of Americans documented the concept of home. The result—which included several million photos—is the most extensive record of American home life at the beginning of the 21st century.

Now the powerhouse team of photographers and editors behind such bestselling titles as America 24/7 and the A Day in the Life of... series, present their latest collection of stunning personal and dramatic moments with this tie-in volume.

America at Home aims to capture the emotions of home: the distinctive rituals, ceremonies, traditions, intimate moments, and all the myriad ways in which we work, play, learn, conduct our lives, and interact with friends, family members (and pets!) as we transform our houses (and apartments, trailers, etc.) into our homes. From McMansions to mobile homes, from tree houses to tenement slums, from ranches to old-age homes, the public was invited to help document the harmonies and paradoxes of home life across America over a single seven-day period...

Highlights of this extraordinary project include:

Massive grassroots online outreach: Americans were invited to simultaneously contribute their own images via a series of daily snapshots each day throughout the week. These shots covered topics such as: morning rush, what’s for dinner, and evening family rituals. Participants received daily emails with assignment instructions and also took general photos of what makes their home special. The public was able to sign in and upload them at www.MyAmericaAtHome.com.

Multiple formats: An international team of leading magazine and newspaper photo editors edited all of the images, shot by both professionals and amateurs. The best images are woven together here with essays from leading writers in a unique and evocative coffee table book. In addition to the website, a TV show and photography exhibit are planned, with the help (and advertising) of major corporate sponsors such as IKEA, Google, HP’s Snapfish, and BabyCenter.com.

TIME
"America At Home is a glorious album of photos that captures Americans in the most important place in their lives: their home."

PEOPLE
"Charming!"

GLAM
“An absolutely amazing book…I can't stop looking at it!”

American Photo, August 2008
“a sensitive piece of photojournalism… deeply moving, considering the current foreclosure crisis in America.”

Rick Smolan is one of the original creators of the best-selling Day in the Life series and has been responsible for the most successful photography books in history, including the New York Times #1 bestseller A Day in the Life of America. Smolan’s ambitious and imaginative projects combine storytelling with state-of-the art-technology and have appeared numerous times on the covers of Time, Newsweek, Fortune and US News & World Report. Jennifer Erwitt, together with her husband Rick Smolan, are Co-Directors of Against All Odds Productions, based in Sausalito, California. Fortune Magazine honored Against All Odds calling them “One of the 25 Coolest Companies in America.” Smolan and Erwitt’s award winning projects include: From Alice to Ocean, Passage to Vietnam, 24 Hours in Cyberspace, One Digital Day, and The Planet Project.

Imprint: Running Press
Distributor: Perseus Books Group
Publication Date: 03-24-2008
Pages: 224
Measurements: 12.00in X 9.00in