Jill was born in Montreal Canada but after a few years moved to Detroit. After receiving a BFA in photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, she picked up once again and went to New York. In her biography she states that since the age of 10, she has been staging photographs and creating characters with different mediums including drawing,painting, film and of course photography. Greenberg has had great success in the commercial field working with clients such as Target, Paramount pictures, Time Magazine, MGM, Coca-Cola and so many more. Her series of toddlers titled End Times became very controversial in 2006. These hyperreal closeups of children's contorted faces were a reflection of her "frustration with both the Bush administration and Christian Fundamentalism in the United States." Jill had unique methods for capturing the intense expressions on the children's faces. One way was to give a child candy and the quickly taking it back.Some viewed these ways as inappropriate and unethical. Her work is exceptionally well done and this particular series was striking to me.
Website: http://www.manipulator.com/
Gallery: http://www.clampart.com/artists/greenberg/greenbergmp1.htm
Article: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/14/the-atlantic-should-have-googled-jill-greenberg-before-hiring-her/
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