Nevada Rose: Inside the American Brothel Hardcover - 2011

Marc McAndrews grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania, and turned to photography as a means of keeping himself occupied during his family s yearly car trips to Montreal. Photography and long car rides would become themes in McAndrews life. After receiving his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 1998 and returning from time spent living and working in Europe, McAndrews bought a 1990 GMC Vandura conversion van on eBay for $510, put on new brakes, loaded it up with gear, and began traveling the country to photograph and document American culture.
McAndrews' work has been seen in magazines such as "Time," " Stern, Inc., "" Exit," "Fortune Small Business," and others. McAndrews was a recipient of the Magenta Arts Foundation s 2006 Flash Forward award. Nevada Rose was nominated for the 2009 NY Photo Awards and, along with his series JROTC, was an official selection for the 2009 Lucie Awards. McAndrews has lectured at The New School, Sarah Lawrence, and New York s International Center for Photography. He lives in New York. Nevada Rose includes an essay by well-known feminist anthropologist Patty Kelly. Kelly has been researching and writing about the sex industry for more than a decade. Her book, "Lydia s Open Door: Inside Mexico s Most Modern Brothel" (University of California Press, 2008) received the American Ethnological Society s prestigious Sharon Stephens Award in 2009. Her writing has appeared in a variety of diverse places, including the" Los Angeles Times," "$pread Magazine: Illuminating the Sex Industry," "The Catholic Worker," and" American Anthropologist." Currently a research professor in George Washington University s Department of Anthropology, Kelly lives and writes in Philadelphia and New York City."