At the turn of the 1980s, American photographer Joel Sternfeld set out on a journey across his homeland, along with way, capturing images that together impart the zeitgeist of the time, and were later published in the hugely influential and enduring masterpiece: 'American Prospects'.

One of the most important writers of his time, Ralph Ellison is renowned for his contributions to American literature through his groundbreaking novel, "Invisible Man," which firmly established him as a literary icon. However, it is his lesser-known, yet similarly compelling, lifelong engagement with photography that takes center stage in the aptly-titled 'Photographer'.