Ed Eckstein

Grunts

Starting in a Philadelphia induction centre Ed Eckstein’s photo essay follows a group of recruits through their entire training. The candid photographs offer a compelling historical and social commentary. The year was 1972.  Shortly after these images were taken, the draft officially ended and the all-volunteer army began.

Grunts #1
Grunts #10
Grunts #11
Grunts #2
Grunts #3
Grunts #4
Grunts #5
Grunts #6
Grunts #7
Grunts #8
Grunts #9

Rez White & Blue

"Rez, White and Blue" is a body of photographic work by Ed Eckstein, created over more than three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s. It documents life and landscapes on Native American reservations, with evocative and insightful images capturing the cultural and social realities of these communities.

Eskimo Boy with Jukebox
Mandan grandmother, Fort Bertholt, North Dakota
Sioux REZ Landscape, Ft, Thompson, South Dakota
Sioux REZ Landscape, Ft, Thompson, South Dakota
Urban Indian
Wall Painting, Gallup New Mexico
Sioux Reservation Landscape, Ft. Thompson, South Dakota

Coming of Rage

American League Parade
Anti War Demonstration
Anti War Rally
Arlington Cemetary
Basic Training
Capitol Policeman
Hare Krishna
Hyde Park
Ku Klux Klan Rally
Ku Klux Klan Rally
Resurrection City
The End is at Hand

Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand
Divided We Stand