David Liittschwager is a freelance photographer who worked with Richard Avedon in New York City from 1984 to 1986. Since 1986 …
David Liittschwager is a freelance photographer who worked with Richard Avedon in New York City from 1984 to 1986. Since 1986 his emphasis has been on portraiture, focused primarily on natural history subjects.
Susan Middleton has been deeply involved in the documentation and portraiture of endangered animals, plants, sites, people, and cultures for the last 25 years. She chaired the California Academy of Sciences department of photography.
Together, Liittschwager and Middleton are well known for their arresting portraits of endangered North American plants and animals. They have published three books, and they won an Emmy in 1997 for the National Geographic television documentary America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Goodbye. They have an active lecture schedule and their work has appeared in publications the world over. Susan and David each live in San Francisco, California.
