Natalie Bak photography

  Born in Brooklyn NY in 1941, Larry Fink grew up in a very politically interested family . He  later studied at the New School for Social Research. Larry Fink became a famous American photographer known for his Black and white images of American society.  Even as a child, Fink had always had an interest in photos. At age 12, he would use his  father’s  camera, and run to go take photos.  He has worked as a professional photographer for over fifty-five years, capturing memories, social events, and personal moments. His work has been shown all over, including in the Museum of Modern Art, The NY Times Magazine, and other museums such as the Heckscher Museum of Art, which is where it caught my attention.       His display of  The  Sabati n e  family   photographs ,  which he collected over the span of five years ,  really captured my attention. All shot in black and white, each photo represented a very special ...

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 Wrinkles of the City JRs project Wrinkles of the city was a project he did in various cities around the world. He would collaborate with artists, and they would paint large murals of older people who were quite relevant in the cities history, over the cities walls. The people that were painted and photographed had a large impact and were symbols to the city. As time passed by in the city, so did age. Although time has gone by, these people were chosen to be painted to keep in memory.   These projects look at age and the aging process and how it affects the identity of both the people and the city. JR captures these murals around the world, and highlights how beautiful life and growing time can be. Appreciating the wrinkles of the city, and growing older.  The Wrinkles of the City, La Habana, Alicia Adela Hernandez Fernández, Cuba, 2012 This portrait was captured in Cuba. JR worked with artist Jose  Parla to capture photos of these murals of twenty five sen...