One of the many gifts of being a photographer are the friendships that develop simply because we hold a camera. This summer, while attending Les Rencontres De La Photographie in Arles, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with Spanish photographer Cristina Fontsaré. Cristina has a legacy of using Polaroid instant photography to document […]
Family
Estrella Pezo: El infinito del cosmos
El infinito del cosmos (The Immensity of the Cosmos) by Estrella Pezo, published by Pequeno Pato Salvaje Editorial, tells the story of a daughter and her father. A story on how their special bond creates a cosmology that defines her essence and her life. Through a collection of images and shared texts, Pezo introduces us […]
Juan Giraldo: East 17th Street
My work is about them as much as it is for them. I honor them and their lives. – Juan Giraldo Throughout our childhood, we see our parents as figures meant for comfort and shelter, for guidance and, well, annoyance, but we don’t see them as human beings with pasts and baggage and profound stories […]
The 2019 Lenscratch FAMILY Exhibition
Today in America, as we open the front door to our families and friends on Thanksgiving, we celebrate those who share our lives with with turkey and football. In the rest of the world, it’s just another Thursday. No matter where you live, we encourage you to look around the room and appreciate those who […]
Judi Iranyi: Remembering Michael
I recently taught a workshop in San Miguel de Allende during Dia de los Muertos. It was a profound experience to see hundreds of Mexicans celebrating their lost loved ones in a joyous and colorful way. I’ve thought a lot about how we remember those who have passed on and discovering Judi Iranyi’s project about […]
Daniel Peebles: Mise-en-Scène
Some years ago, I was visiting the Foam Museum in Amsterdam and came across a wonderful exhibition by Taco Anema, where he was commissioned by the city of Amsterdam to create portraits of families in the Dutch Master style. Photographer Daniel Peebles echoes this approach to photographing family, but in an off-kilter, multi layered, very […]