New Scotland

• Photographer
  Lauren Henkin, United States
• Website
  http://www.laurenhenkin.com

Documentary project on Nova Scotia, Canada

Born in Washington, D.C. in 1974, 2007 Px3 Category Award Winner Lauren Henkin grew up in Washington, DC, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and now resides in Portland, Oregon.

Although much of her photographic knowledge is self taught, Henkin has furthered her fine arts education by studying under photographers Chan Chao, Gordon Hutchings, Tyler Boley, Raymond Meeks and George Tice.

She states, â??The questions I am most concerned with when photographing are: What are the things that last? What, if anything is permanent? How are the things that we value or leave behind reflections of who we are?.
A big part of what I do is provide a formal medium for valuing and studying informal subjects â?? to pay homage to things we see everyday; toys we leave on the floor, dresses hanging in a closet, or trees growing beside dumpsters. I tend to work from the inside out, using photography as a way to get to know myself better. The satisfaction comes from seeing one body progress to another, a visual diary of my life, my worries, my fears, and hopes.â??

Henkin is a private educator, reviewer, frequent speaker, Photolucida board member, author of two books, and active member in the photographic community. In addition, she recently started Photo Radio, a blog presenting audio interviews with curators, gallerists, artists, publishers, educators and more.