Lauren Maccabee

The photographer narrating humanity’s relationship with nature

The period after graduating, as Lauren has just done from Brighton University, can often be a daunting one. Fortunately, she has just started an internship at the illustrious Martin Parr studio in London, where she’s “excited to get going and learn new things…[having not really thought] about how that would all stop once I finished university”.

Shooting with both digital and film, Lauren’s focus on the inextricable link between nature and culture in recent project Forest | Parc clearly marks out where her interests lie. She told us of George F. Peterken’s influence, who reflected: “‘natural’ is precise as a concept, but imprecise as a descriptor of individual woods”. Lauren is able to translate this distinction beautifully, also channelling the “subtle juxtaposition of the manmade and the organic” displayed throughout Noemie Goudal’s Les Amants.

Nevertheless, Lauren’s real passion is with portraiture, as seen in the Isabel series. This fascinating exploration of home, family and in particular her sister, allowed Lauren to observe the difficulties of the photographer-sitter relationship. Rarely is a subject entirely comfortable with being photographed, but intriguingly this situation seemed to arise even with her younger sister, prompting questions as to how intimacy affects this dynamic.

With such interesting thought, and effortless execution, we’re huge fans of Lauren’s portfolio. Do go and check out more Wanderings at her site below.

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