Amy Stein
It’s a lot of pressure being named one of the top fifteen emerging photographers in the world by American Photo Magazine. Luckily, New York-based Amy Stein delivers. Her work explores our evolving isolation from community, culture, and the environment. In a time of disposable digital photos, it’s refreshing to see some photography that I want to look at twice. Luckily she’s releasing a monograph of her series called Domesticated. Not quite ready to commit to paper? Don’t worry, it’s all on her website.
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