This is a series of portraits of adolescent girls and their homes. The pictures were taken in and around Hunterdon County, a mostly affluent, rural area in western New Jersey.
Many of these pictures were made between 2012 and 2015, but the idea came several years earlier, with what is now the first picture in the series. I lived for a long while with that portrait taped up on my office wall, considering what it was I liked about it.
The girls were photographed through a screen door or window screen from outside the home. Shooting from the outside looking into the house was an important choice for me as it emphasized the sanctuary provided by the home and family at a time of transition in the girls’ lives.
Many of these pictures were made between 2012 and 2015, but the idea came several years earlier, with what is now the first picture in the series. I lived for a long while with that portrait taped up on my office wall, considering what it was I liked about it.
The girls were photographed through a screen door or window screen from outside the home. Shooting from the outside looking into the house was an important choice for me as it emphasized the sanctuary provided by the home and family at a time of transition in the girls’ lives.