page_title: Richard Ross (photographer)
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Ross (photographer)
caption_attribution_description: English: Richard Ross in Oregon. 2017.
context_page_description: Richard Ross is an artist/activist/photographer, distinguished research professor of art based in Santa Barbara, California. Best known for his body of work Juvenile-in-Justice, his work turns a lens on the placement and treatment of American juveniles housed by law in facilities that treat, confine, punish, assist and, occasionally, harm them. Ross has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Annie E. Casey Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Center for Cultural Innovation. Ross was awarded both Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships. Three books and traveling exhibitions of the work continue to see great success while Ross collaborates with juvenile justice stakeholders, using the images as a catalyst for change.
  His latest projects shifts from kids in detention to those in dependency and dual custodies to now markers of success. The focus is now towards being an advocate's advocate and creating compelling stories for legislators to get better outcomes for kids in juvenile detention, foster care and dependency systems.
context_section_description: Richard Ross is an artist/activist/photographer, distinguished research professor of art based in Santa Barbara, California. Best known for his body of work Juvenile-in-Justice, his work turns a lens on the placement and treatment of American juveniles housed by law in facilities that treat, confine, punish, assist and, occasionally, harm them. Ross has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Annie E. Casey Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Center for Cultural Innovation. Ross was awarded both Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships. Three books and traveling exhibitions of the work continue to see great success while Ross collaborates with juvenile justice stakeholders, using the images as a catalyst for change. 
  
  His latest projects shifts from kids in detention to those in dependency and dual custodies to now markers of success. The focus is now towards being an advocate's advocate and creating compelling stories for legislators to get better outcomes for kids in juvenile detention, foster care and dependency systems.
caption: Ross in 2017
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