John D'Agostino's 2008 "Empire of Glass" series, based on Louis Comfort Tiffany glass fragments.

Rebecca Senf, a photography curator at the Center for Creative Photography and the Phoenix Art Museum, made her 13 top picks earlier this year.

Here is her list accompanied by links to artist websites:

Jane Fulton Alt – The Burn

John D’Agostino – Empire of Glass

Desiree Edkins – Lishui

Cheryl Hanna-Truscott – Protective Custody

Dave Kennedy - The Twelve

Benjamin Lowy – Iraq – Perspectives

Rita Maas – Reality TV

Adam Magyar – Urban Flow

Andrew Freeman – (Manzanar) Architectural Double

Robert Weingarten – The Portrait Unbound

Melvin Sokolsky – Bubble Spring Collection

Evan Baden – Illuminati

Richard Misrach – New Work at Pace/MacGill Gallery