MELVILLE, NY: Olympus America is helping give 1,000 photographers a glimpse of what the country looks like.

The camera company provided digital cameras to 1,000 professional photojournalists for America 24/7, the first in a series of all-digital photography books chronicling a week in the life of the US and its citizens, from Orthodox Jewish families to coal miners. The book was the top seller on Amazon.com during its first week of release in early November.

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