J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation With Barbara Peacock
“Life is tough, but we good.”
Episode #65, Summary
American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life is a culmination of Barbara Peacock’s 7-year journey into 400 bedrooms in 50 states to collaboratively capture searingly authentic portraits of the people who comprise America.
Episode Notes
American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life is a messy, energetic, playful and heart-stoppingly poignant romp into the intimate spaces of ordinary Americans. Each portrait is accompanied by text by the subject. The result is an anthropological study of the physical, emotional, spiritual, political and psychological landscape of 21st century America. Peacock brings a wealth of experience and a very expansive heart to this tour de force of human cartography.
In this conversation, Barbara discusses, among other things:
Leading with the light - especially cascading amber light
Grabbing the details
Serendipity
Being bold & thinking big
Following instinct & intuition
Envisioning
Street photography skills
Building an archive of inspiration
Brutal editing
Choral (collaborative) editing
Crowdsourcing
Grants and funding
Capturing the climate of the country
Social media as help & hindrance
Doing the “Barb thing”
Referenced in this Episode:
Pure Street Photo Facebook Group
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts
Published by Kehrer Verlag
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