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Michael Joseph (photographer)

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Michael Joseph is an American portrait photographer, living in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] His series Lost and Found was exhibited at Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in 2022 and published as a book by Kehrer in 2023.[2]

Education

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Joseph graduated with a degree in communication from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1999.[3]

Life and work

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Lost and Found documents a contemporary American subculture of young travellers through portraiture and stories. Its cast of characters travel the country by hitchhiking and freight train hopping. The black and white portraits, made over more than 10 years, are taken on the street using natural light.[4][5][6]

The Wild West of the East is a series of Polaroid portraits of people in the LGBTQ+ vacation destination of Provincetown, Massachusetts.[7]

As of 2019, Joseph was living in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Awards

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  • 2015: Photography Fellow by Massachusetts Cultural Council[8]
  • 2018: Peter S. Reed Grant by Peter S. Reed Foundation[9]

Publications

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Books by Joseph

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  • Lost & Found: a Portrait of American Wanderlust. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. ISBN 978-3-96900-138-7.

Books with contributions by Joseph

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  • Boys! Boys! Boys! The Book. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. Edited by Ghislain Pascal.[10]

Solo exhibitions

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References

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  1. ^ a b https://www.papermag.com/michael-joseph-lost-and-found
  2. ^ "Kehrer : Michael Joseph : Lost & Found - A Portrait of American Wanderlust". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ "CV". Michael Joseph. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ^ Stone, Mee-Lai (2024-01-24). "'I have nothing and everything': America's young travellers – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ^ "In photos: Documenting the lives of young American travellers". Huck. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  6. ^ Love, Allison (2015-06-28). "Always moving: A transient way of life". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ "Quietly Beautiful Polaroids of Massachusetts' Queer Community". AnotherMan. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  8. ^ "Michael Joseph: 2015". Mass Cultural Council. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  9. ^ "2018 Grant Recipients". The Peter S. Reed Foundation. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  10. ^ "15 Thirsty Pics From 'BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! The Book'". The Advocate. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  11. ^ Wyatt, Matt (2022-04-10). "Michael Joseph". Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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