Robin Bowman - Photographer Trains a 'Complicated' Lens on Teens

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Robin Bowman

Go to the slide show and to Robin Bowman's website.

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Robin Bowman - Photographer Trains a 'Complicated' Lens on Teens by Karen Michel

Bowman shot with an older Polaroid camera that gave her both a positive image — that the kids could see — and a negative, for printing later.

She says having that immediate feedback helped gain the teens' trust.

She'd often ask the teens to suggest a location for the shoot, and later to show her which photos they preferred.

The final decisions about the book were hers.

Karen Michel