© Kumi Oguro, Sky, from the series Noise I, 2007 © Kumi Oguro, Noise, from the series Noise II, 2005 © Kumi Oguro, Far, from the series Noise III, 2004 “Perhaps unwittingly or even in spite of itself, Kumi Oguro’s photographic work has from the outset been drawn towards cinema. This influence has led the…
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© Esther Teichmann, Diptych, from the series Viscosity, 2005 © Esther Teichmann, Untitled, from the series Inward Bound, 2006 © Esther Teichmann, Untitled, from the series Inward Bound, 2006 “In her large-scale photographic works and video pieces Esther Teichmann examines the relationship of the self to the maternal body and to the body of the…
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║ Nadine Bracht ║
© Nadine Bracht, Untitled #13, from the series Inside Out © Nadine Bracht, Untitled #6, from the series Inside Out To see more of Nadine’s work click here
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║ Jana C. Perez ║
© Jana C. Perez, Getting Ready, from the series Her Stories © Jana C. Perez, Crossroads, from the series Her Stories “This series of photographs and video containes one central female character, the anti-heroine, who appeares in every “scene”. The viewer watches as she journeys through self-destruction, sexuality, identity, and relationships along with the…
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║ Carrie Levy ║
© Carrie Levy, Untitled, from the series Untitled, 2000 © Carrie Levy, Untitled, from the series Untitled, 2000 “On Carrie Levy’s sixteen birthday her father was sentenced to four years in prison. Lost in a new world of furtive whispers at school and emptiness at home she immersed herself in photography. Desolate New…
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║ Joy Christiansen ║
© Joy Christiansen, Sunday School, from the series Remembered, 2006 © Joy Christiansen, The Unexpected Departure, from the series Remembered, 2008 “The inspiration for this series came from the interviews I conducted during another project, titled Family Gathering. While collecting information for Family Gathering, I interviewed adults who recalled their experiences with eating disorders. In…
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║ E-J Major ║
© E-J Major, Postcard, from the series Love is… © E-J Major, Postcard, from the series Love is… © E-J Major, Postcard, from the series Love is… “Love is… Three years ago, London-based artist E-J Major began asking strangers to divulge their thoughts on this most profound, yet indefinable subject. The answers, sent…
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║ KayLynn Deveney ║
© KayLynn Deveney, Untitled, from the series Edith and Len, 2000 © KayLynn Deveney, Cat on Bed, from the series Edith and Len, 2000 “I began photographing Edith and Leonard Crawshaw shortly after they moved from their flat into a Welsh nursing home. Following a broken hip and an extended hospital stay, Len required…
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║ Jocelyn Lee ║
© Jocelyn Lee, Untitled (Kara standing), 2005, from the series Portraits © Jocelyn Lee, Untitled (Michelle and Lisa), 2006, from the series Portraits “I photograph portraits because I am curious about people, and our tenacious attempts to find meaning and direction in the world. I am particularly interested in how we reveal our vulnerability,…
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║ Katie Shapiro ║
© Katie Shapiro, Watching the Big Screen, from the series 35 Years © Katie Shapiro, Embrace, from the series 35 Years More of her work can be seen here
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║ Jaret Belliveau ║
© Jaret Belliveau, Untitled, from the series Familial Endurance © Jaret Belliveau, Chicken Soup and Crackers, from the series Familial Endurance © Jaret Belliveau, Place of Rest, from the series Expect Delays “This body of work began as an attempt to clarify and understand the internal workings of family. I began by photographing my…
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║ Jessica Dimmock ║
© Jessica Dimmock, from the series The Ninth Floor © Jessica Dimmock, from the series The Ninth Floor © Jessica Dimmock, from the series The Ninth Floor © Jessica Dimmock, from the series The Ninth Floor “Teetering between photojournalism and personal document (or Eugene Richards and Larry Clark), Dimmock’s color photographs…
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║ Tracey Baran ║
© Tracey Baran, Run, 2006 © Tracey Baran, Suck and Blow, 2002 “For the last ten years Tracey Baran has focused her camera on herself and her close circle of family and friends who live in Bath, a small town in upstate New York. The result is a visual journal of intimate portraits…
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║ Maarit Hohteri ║
© Maarit Hohteri, Roosa and Jussi in the kitchen, Helsinki 1999 © Maarit Hohteri, Mikko, sleep markings, 2001 “I document moments in my life by photographing people who are close to me. By means of photography, I seek to store my own and my friends’ feelings and observations about life and about being a…
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║ Jari Silomäki ║
© Jari Silomäki, from the Series My Unopened Letters © Jari Silomäki, from the Series My Unopened Letters “In “My Unopened Letters”, Silomäki creates a kind of fictive reality: the tales of a fictive self and network concerning the self’s relationships with other people in the past, present and future. Over the years,…
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║ Martine Fougeron ║
© Martine Fougeron, Tête-à-Tête III, c.2007 © Martine Fougeron, Tête-à-Tête IV, c.2007 “This work explores adolescence as a subliminal state, between childhood and adulthood, and between the feminine and the masculine. The portraits, naturally staged, explore the intrinsic interior quest of the adolescent’s journey. I noticed that most photographers portray adolescents as outsiders with…
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║ David Hillard ║
caption (image above): © David Hillard, Cy Waiting, 2000. © David Hillard, The Looker, 2005 © David Hillard, Kiss, 1994 “For years I have been actively documenting my life and the lives of those around me, recording events and attempting to create order in a sometimes chaotic world. While my photographs focus on…
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║ Henrik Duncker ║
© Henrik Duncker, Untitled #3, from the series Intiankatu 20, c.1990 © Henrik Duncker, Untitled #4, from the series Intiankatu 20, c.1990 “This series of mine is an early example of interactive, staged and acted documentary by students of the University of Arts and Design in Helsinki. These are collaboration portraits of people in…
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║ Hiroyo Kaneko ║
© Hiroyo Kaneko, Untitled #7, from the series Sentimental Education, 2005 © Hiroyo Kaneko, Untitled #2, from the series Sentimental Education, 2005 “I have seen this artist’s work for years and to find this flower from a rich harvest is a surprise. Many say that all essences of an artist can be seen in…
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║ Elina Brotherus ║
© Elina Brotherus, Le Printemps, from the series The New Painting, 2001 © Elina Brotherus, Scène Domestique, from the series The New Painting, 2001 “Elina Brotherus begins from her own experience: herself, those close to her, and the landscapes she knows. For her, photography’s ‘decisive moment’ is not a split second alignment of people…
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