Defining Family Post

Chris Verene:

Chris Verene's work with family is pretty amazing because he really takes the word family in a broad sense of the word. I wish I had more images by him but i cant find them one the web, so I'll just have to stick with this one. The image above isn't the full image for most of his photo's he adds text in the margins. for example this image just not as intense, you don't really know whats going on in this image you just see a man and assume his daughter with him. but with the text "My cousin Steve with one of his daughters. His wife had just left them" the image turns in to a completely different story with a completely different mood. The image with the text turns it to a image with emotion, where as with out the text you can safely assume that it is just family snap shot.

When Chris Verene shoots family he doesn't only shoot just siblings, parents, relatives, etc etc. Verene shoots his entire town, because to him his town is his family and i share that feeling with him that's probably why I love his images so much. His images are also very truthful they show the natural mood of the moment. I don't know i just get a natural feel about it. maybe just eh exposure and the light makes it feel like it should be in a family photo album. Not all of his images have that seldom feel to them like the one above has some of his photos have a jolly goofy feel i love it.

Like I said I wish i had more images of his to put up here but I don't so just check out his site Chris Verene