“To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt

Joan Garvin is a photographer trained at the International Center of Photography in New York City. She is an award winner in American Society of Media Photographers' Image 08 and Image 11, as well as Fotoweek DC, all international, juried competitions. Her work has been exhibited at the National Arts Club in New York City. Joan was a photographer for Friends of The High Line from 2009 to 2015. Her photographs of the park are featured in the following:

"High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky" by The High Line founders, Robert Hammond & Joshua David, published 2011
Friends of The High Line’s 2013-2014 Calendar
"High Art: Public Art on the High Line" published 2015
High Line Field Guide published 2015
“Photobook NYC” a special edition sponsored by PDN magazine celebrating the people, places and things of New York City published 2010
"The Nature of Urban Design" by Alexandros Washburn published 2013
"The Woman I Wanted To Be" by Diane Von Furstenberg published 2014
“The High Line: Foreseen. Unforeseen" by James Corner Field Operations, and Diller Scofidio + Renfro published 2015
"Class Divide" an HBO Documentary released in 2016
"Beyond Appearances: Community activism and New York City's High Line" by Diane E. Davis and Stephen F. Gray, Harvard University Graduate School of Design to be published Fall 2019

Joan's self-published "My High Line" is available for sale on Blurb.com