Boston Photographer, Stephen DiRado, knows how to take a compelling photograph...again and again. For the past two decades, he has created many fascinating long term documentary series that capture the human experience in a truthful and revealing way.
Stephen is a Photography Senior Lecturer in the Studio Arts Program in the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Clark University and his work can be found in museum collections across the country, including the MFA, Boston, MFA, Houston, DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA and the Currier Museum in NH. An interview with Stephen can be heard here and Alec Soth interviewed him in 2006 here.
I am featuring work from two series, With Dad, and Dinner Series. Both give us a window into human dynamics with a narrative that is both timeless and time specific. Stephen captures the poignancy of his father's descent into Alzheimer's with the love of a son and the skill of an artist as a remarkable participant observer, and a variety of dinner celebrations that become fascinating tableaus of shared experiences.
Images from With Dad
Images from Dinner Party
2 comments:
Exceptional work, I especially like the Dinner series
Very interesting work. I am definitely on the side of more candid photography but I am highly impressed by all the work that must have gone into setting these scenes and lighting them like a painting by Georges de la Tour.
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