“The woman sits in the semi darkness of what appears to be a living room. She is alone. Her eyes are red rimmed and still. At her throat is a bandage that seams together a long surgical incision. She fixes you with a knowing gaze. If you thought you could hide or pretend in the face of that gaze, forget it. She has your number, she’s figured you out and she knows a hell of a lot more than you do about life and pain and love.
This image of Doug DuBois’ mother is from his book ….all the days and nights. Published by Aperture, it contains 62 images spanning 25 years. In the mid 1980’s DuBois began photographing his family just before his father suffered a fall from a commuter train. This event and the challenges his family faced during his father’s convalescence set in motion an unraveling of sorts that plays out in subtle ways throughout the book.”
-Amy Stein
(Amy’s great Tóxico Workshop is going on as I write. We have been going over many other photographer’s work, and many books, including Dubois’. Above an excerpt from an article Amy just wrote for Ahorn Magazine. Read the rest here.)