MetaFilter posts tagged with family and photography

He works odd jobs just to make ends meet

saturnine — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:37:54 -0800

"The 2000 census found that nearly 23 percent of families living in Letcher County, KY, fell below the poverty line. The median household income in most counties is at or below $25,000, with individuals making on average $12,000 a year." The White Family by Carl Kiilsgaard You can find more of the White family (without commentary) on the photographer's own website.

The Youngest Parents

chunking express — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:53 -0800

The Youngest Parents by Jocelyn Lee. The set of photographs that comprise The Youngest Parents is safe for work. Some other parts of the site contain some nakedness.

The anxiety of influence

GrammarMoses — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:31:05 -0800

Sibling rivalry. Meet Edward Mapplethorpe, photographer. Yes, he's related to the other one. They're brothers -- which has actually made things harder for Edward than you might think. In his latest show, just wrapping up at NYC's Foley Gallery, Edward does amazing work using darkroom techniques alone: "The exhibition is composed of unique works solely created in the darkroom without the use of traditional cameras." (This one is my fave from the current show; of his earlier work, I particularly like this one and this one [nsfw].)

My name is Julius and I am your twin brother

growabrain — Thu, 26 May 2005 22:23:30 -0800

Hundreds of twins in group photos from a Twin Festival. Twins Days in Twinsburg, Ohio claims to be the world's largest annual gathering of twins. Sarah Small's Photographs Twin Festivals