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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

USA 3.0


USA 3.0Order Below: $30.00 (plus shipping)

The United States is and has always been a country of transitions. Politically, it has moved from left to right, right to left, and center to both ways. Each generation thinks that theirs is the time of change and is the most important in our collective historical timeline.

The contributing photographers of The VII Foundation and their colleagues at VII Community have been documenting the U.S.A. over the last several years. Combining visual journalism and words, U.S.A. 3.0 provides a commentary on the recent past, present and near future, capturing the challenges of immigration and drug policies, campaign drama, human rights, a changing climate, and the tension between urban and rural populations — big issues brought to life through up close personal stories. Politics in the United States – forever intertwined with religion, culture, and actual governing – is at another inflection point that will dramatically impact the country going forward for years to come.

The project is also an invaluable teaching tool for students at the University of Iowa, where the book and exhibition have been developed in partnership with the Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop and School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The university’s young professionals have taken advantage of learning opportunities with internationally acclaimed journalists, gaining experience in editing, design, project management, promotion, and curation. The Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop director, The VII Foundation’s Danny Wilcox Frazier, has led the educational program and has served as editor and co-director of the project with The VII Foundation co-founder Ron Haviv. Students are following the project to its final printed form, a document meant to not just inform today’s readers of the issues of the day, but also preserve the push and pull that is the imperfect but ever-evolving democratic process in the United States.

Book Specifications

Price: $30.00 (plus $5.00 shipping)
Format: 10.63 x 15 in [270 x 382 mm] (Portrait)
Volume: 72 pages, color and duotone printing
Shipping: Shipping begins in mid June


Print Sale

Get the book and your choice of print for $100.00 (plus $5.00 shipping).

Format: 8 x 10 inch digital type C on silver halide photographic paper


Danny Wilcox Frazier

Clay Pateneaude ropes calves during branding on the Ireland ranch near Kadoka, South Dakota. From the series, Cowboy John, photographed in 2024. (Danny Wilcox Frazier)

Brooklynn Kacel

Avery Taylor, 20, lies on a stump in Buford Park on October 29, 2024, in Lawrence, Kansas. Avery was able to access top surgery through an Ohio State University insurance plan from their parent. Now relocated in eastern Kansas, Avery is afraid to live close to Missouri where the state’s bill, SB49 “Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act”, was passed in 2023. This legislation restricts gender-affirming care on a minor. Avery plans to move to Denver, Colorado. (Brooklynn Kascel)

Ron Haviv

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris react to results on election night on November 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Harris conceded the election the next day. (Ron Haviv)

Adriana Zehbrauskas

Rainy plays on the trampoline that sits in the front yard of their family home in the Gila River Indian Community on August 21, 2024. (Adriana Zehbrauskas)

Jordan Gale

Handshake between suits at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois on August 19. (Jordan Gale)

 


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