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1963
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Attends University High School, Los Angeles, California. Interests include surfing and skiing.
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1968
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While majoring in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, begins to show interest in fine art photography. Photographs some of the anti-war protests.
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1969
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Takes a class with aerial photographer William Garnett.
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1972
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Continues to study photography independently, after being rejected from San Francisco State graduate program.
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1973
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Wins National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Telegraph Avenue documentary.
First group show, Places, at the San Francisco Art Institute.
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1974
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Publishes Telegraph 3 A.M.: The Street People of Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley (Cornucopia Press) which receives a Western Book Award.
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1975
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Begins experiementing with night desert imagery.
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1976
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Ferguson Grant, Friends of Photography, Carmel, California.
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1977
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.
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John Szarkowski, photography curator at the Museum of Modern Art, purchases several of Misrach's photographs for the upcoming group exhibition, Mirrors and Windows.
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1978
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Bell Corporation commission for book and exhibition, American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers.
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1979
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship.
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Travels to Italy and Greece, taking night pictures of ancient Greek ruins.
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1981
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Marries Debra Bloomfield.
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A.I.G.A. Graphic Arts Award (for design of "Hawaii" poster).
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1982
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A fire at The Design Conspiracy photo lab in Oakland, California destroys nearly 4,000 negatives, which included early work for the 1983 Desert Canto XIII: The Inhabitants and Desert Canto XIV:The Visitors series.
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1983
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During a trip to Tuscon, Arizona, Misrach becomes aware of the large military presence in the desert lands of Western United State.
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1984
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Contemporary Arts Forum Commission, "Focus, Santa Barbara".
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.
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Teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, California.
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1985
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Begins Desert Cantos VII: Desert Seas.
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1986
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Establishes the Northern California Headquarters for Nuclear Disarmament, a hotline for information on anti-nuclear activities and news.
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Teaches at the University of California, Santa Barbara, California.
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1987
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Commission.
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Refuses to participate in a centennial project for the city of Birmingham, Alabama after learning that all fellow participants are white males.
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1988
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DIA Art Foundation commission (to photograph Michael Heizer’s "The City").
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International Center for Photography Infinity Award for Outstanding Publication of 1987 (Desert Cantos, University of New Mexico Press).
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TIME Magazine Cover Commission (July 4, 1988).
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New York Foundation for the Arts Commission, Paper for the Orcas Conference/Creative Support for the Creative Artist (November 1988); "Bucks and Ethics"
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1989
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Silver Medal Award at the International Book Design Exhibition for Desert Cantos, Leipzig, Germany.
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Marries journalist Myriam Weisang.
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1990
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Teaches at California Institute for the Arts (Cal Arts), Valencia, California.
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1991
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Eureka Fellowship, Fleishhacker Foundation, San Francisco, California.
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Media Alliance Meritorious Award for Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West.
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PEN Literary Award for Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West.
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1992
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.
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Koret Israel Prize.
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Denver Art Museum Commission for the "Landscape as Metaphor" Exhibition.
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1994
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Distinguished Career in Photography Award, Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies.
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1995
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BBC 2 airs a documentary titled, "Dead West: The War on the American Desert," created by Bandung Limited.
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1996
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Golden Light Award, Best Retrospective Book for Crimes and Splendors, Maine Photographic Workshops.
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Mid-career retrospective for cantos series opens at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas and tours around the country.
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1998
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Commission, “Picturing the South”, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Commission, Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona.
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1999
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Commission, “The Last Best Place”, The Nature Conservancy.
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2000
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Photo-eye Books Best Contemporary Monograph for 2000, runner-up, for The Sky Book.
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2001
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Knight Purchase Award for Photographic Media, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio.
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2002
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Environmental Messenger of the Year Award, Environmental Grantmakers' Association, New York, New York (first annual award).
Kulturpreis for Lifetime Achievement in Photography, German Society of Photography.
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2008
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Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography.
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