raid
Dad Photographer
What our bedrooms say about us
Barbara Peacock has been spending the past seven years traveling the United States, meeting hundreds of new people and taking portraits of them in their bedroom.
www.cnn.com
lynnb
Veteran
Thanks for the link Raid. An interesting project - I had the same thought years ago, but I haven't had and don't have the opportunity for this sort of work. I think she's produced an excellent body of work, if these images and stories are indicative of the whole.
raid
Dad Photographer
Hello Lynn. I find this study interesting.
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
I photograph people in a documentary mode, and I'm intensely aware of how difficult it can be to gain people's trust and achieve real intimacy. How on Earth does this woman accomplish this work? I'm in awe!
lynnb
Veteran
I followed the link to the book, which contains a few more images and also images from a previous series called Hometown. I came away very impressed with this photographer - I agree with Retro-Grouch!
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
Her method of soliciting her subjects means that her subjects are self-selecting; they are people who choose to participate because it excites them to a certain extent and they are willing. This is much different than her seeking out people who she finds interesting and then proposing the idea.
Retro-Grouch
Veteran
Very true! Still, as we all know, a willing subject does not necessarily make for a good photograph. Sometimes it's even the opposite!