Photographer, ex-expat and mama
When comparing Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange’s photographs of the US Japanese Internment camps, I am left with two completely different readings of this era and life of the involved people. Adams portrays the Japanese people going about their daily lives as if there is nothing abnormal about their situation. It seems like Adams is … More US Japanese Internment Perspectives-Adams vs. Lange
Initially I was obsessed with the idea of panoramas. I took my first shots at Hubbard Hall and the Photoshop stitching blew me away. The question though, was how to make a panorama interesting and unique? I went out to the quad at night, took the standard night time photos, and got bored. For two … More Thoughts on Panorama
I was fairly shocked to learn that baby photography originated with racist and “scientific” purposes. Well I was shocked, but not surprised. This idea of eugenics as a documentation of children’s physical, “racial” characteristic development is meant to ensure a pure, white genealogy without defect. The baby book has become a relatively normal process for … More Baby Photography and Family
So of course every photographer shoots within a certain historical context, which ultimately affects their work and how it is received. That seems fairly obvious. However, it was still shocking for me to read about photographer Leni Riefenstahl’s close relationship with Hitler and her influence in Nazi propaganda. Even more fascinating to me was the … More Olympians, Nazis, and Divers
Annie Leibovitz’s photography intrigues me inexplicably. The Disney photographs in particular really caught my attention. Disney movies have such a nostalgic childhood connection that mostly everyone associates with. It’s that staple of youth that persists even to this day, and through which people create fun, happy bonds of intimacy and shared experience. Annie Leibovitz enhances … More In Search of Prince Charming
So first things first… the animation collaboration process proved to be more difficult in action than in theory. My music partner was extremely flexible though which was helpful, especially when I had no idea what direction to go in. It did not necessarily seem like a collaboration though. He left the visuals completely up to … More Thoughts on Animation and Portrait
My favorite work thus far. This portrait collection defines my photography to a tee. It also helps that I love my subject exponentially.
Sky Lines http://www.youtube.com/get_player pictures by: Kirsten = music by: Peter McLaughlin
Kirsten Captures 