Sally Mann was born in 1951 in Lexington, Virginia, where she currently lives and works. She graduated from Hollins College where she received her BA in 1974 and her MA in 1975. Best known for her black-and-white photography, Mann looks to her surroundings for inspiration. Whether documenting the everyday activities of her children or the beauty of the American landscape, Mann’s photographs, ethereal and haunting, touch on themes of loss, intimacy, freedom, and innocence.