Exhibit featuring Matt Glaser's photographs will open October 8th

Fading Away

When I saw Kayla's photograph Peaceful Death,  I thought of Henry Peach Robinson's photograph Fading Away.  During Robinson's time this was considered a very controversial photograph. This Image is a composite of five images and one of the earliest examples of a manipulated photograph. The image depicts a young woman dying from tuberculosis.  Critics argued that death was not an appropriate subject to photograph.  What do you think?

Fading Away, composite photograph made from five negatives by Henry Peach Robinson, 1858; in the George Eastman Collection, Rochester, New York.

Peaceful Death

This image was shot by AP photography student Kayla Mancuso.  In the beginning of the year, AP students are asked to start developing a portfolio of photographs with a clear theme.  Kayla is exploring portraiture and creating a story behind each of her models.  The model for this shoot is Rina Huang and her role for the picture is  peacefull death.