American Photography 30 Winners

China pantry

Cape Cod, MA. China pantry. From the series "Let Virtue Be Your Guide." Project statement: "Let Virtue Be Your Guide" documents the female members of my New England family. The photographs examine a kind of metaphorical inheritance: the values, traditions, and virtues that are passed down from one generation of women to the next. In the images, resemblances and divergences emerge between the generations; a tension between surface and internality, legacy and embodiment. In the pictures, we sense the passage of time, as well as a personal struggle with an inherited definition of femininity.

Floral patterns

Cape Cod, MA. Floral patterns. From the series "Let Virtue Be Your Guide." Project statement: "Let Virtue Be Your Guide" documents the female members of my New England family. The photographs examine a kind of metaphorical inheritance: the values, traditions, and virtues that are passed down from one generation of women to the next. In the images, resemblances and divergences emerge between the generations; a tension between surface and internality, legacy and embodiment. In the pictures, we sense the passage of time, as well as a personal struggle with an inherited definition of femininity.