Terry Gydesen -

Terry has been working as a documentary photographer since 1984. Her passion for documenting political campaigns began in 1988 when she was commissioned as Jesse Jackson’s staff photographer during his Presidential Campaign. She has gone on to document political campaigns at both the local and national levels. Her work documenting Paul Wellstone’s political journey is a timeless testament to one of Minnesota’s most compelling political activists.

Besides politics, she has worked on a variety of photography projects that have documented the moving stories of refugees in El Salvador, women and children living in homeless shelters in America, and women in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. She has photographed for various publications including the New York Times, Newsweek and Ms. Magazine. In Minneapolis from 1993 – 1995 she had a weekly photo column in City Pages: Terry Gydesen’s Daybook. Terry was one of twelve photographers included in the Minnesota 2000 project documenting life in Minnesota at the turn of the 21st century. She has been the recipient of two Jerome Grants. Many of her photographs are featured on the Target Web site.