Photographer Marisa Chafetz shares luminous images of late nights, karaoke, and climbing trees from her four years in the South.
In one of Marisa Chafetz's photos from her time in New Orleans, she sits at her kitchen counter with tousled hair and a tumbler of whiskey."It was part of a self-portrait project that tailed off," she explains,"I made it with the concept of: I'm going to shoot myself as a character that I thought I would become when I moved to the South."
Chafetz, who began taking photos at a friend's horse competition at age 10, has quickly made a name for herself as a documenter of adolescent experience. In 2016, she was part of a portfolio for New York magazine about sex on college campuses and her work is marked by its honesty and immediacy. Bare skin, natural light, and a dream-like soft focus abound in her images.
The later images capture calmer moments: a guy lounging face-down in bed in the early-morning light, two chatting friends lit up by swimming pool lights, her boyfriend perched on the branch of a tree covered in Spanish moss. The images were never intended to be a project. But now that Chafetz has graduated and left New Orleans , the body of work feels"complete," she says.
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