Captivating images from the eighties and nineties show street carnivals, fairs and circuses in all their glory across the country
- Captivating images show a series of scenes from country fairs to urban street carnivals by a photographer
- Mark Steinmetz spent his time visiting various locations and captured moments of sheer joy, love and humor
- A selection of his images are included in a new book titled Carnival which will leave readers reminiscing
- Steinmetz relied on pure chance to capture his photographs, with some mesmerizing outcomes
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Captivating images show a series of scenes from country fairs to urban street carnivals by a photographer who traveled across the United States to attend them.
From 1982 to 2001, Mark Steinmetz spent his time visiting various locations and captured moments of sheer joy, love and humor in equal measure.
A selection of his images are contained in a new book titled Carnival, which includes families, teens and carnival workers that are full of warmth and frenetic energy.
Captivating images show a series of scenes from country fairs to urban street carnivals by a photographer who traveled across the United States
From 1982 to 2001, Mark Steinmetz spent his time visiting various locations and captured moments of sheer joy, love and humor in equal measure
Steinmetz relied on pure chance to capture his photographs, with some mesmerizing outcomes as a result of his skills
Carnival has already been mentioned in several year end best photo book lists. ‘People from all walks of life go to the fair seeking something to transport them from the everyday. Amid the excitement and sounds of the rides and games, I could slip by largely unnoticed and capture gestures and faces,’ Mark Steinmetz claimed.
Throughout his career, Steinmetz relied on pure chance to capture his photographs, with some mesmerizing outcomes as a result of his skills.
Working in series, his intimate black and white photographs cover such subjects as children and teenagers, small southeastern American towns, street scenes in Paris, and various Italian cities.
Working in series, his intimate black and white photographs cover such subjects as children and teenagers, small southeastern American towns, street scenes in Paris, and various Italian cities
Steinmetz was recently awarded a commission from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta as part of their Picturing the South series, which will be exhibited at the museum in 2017
Steinmetz would make photographs of the families, teens and carnies that contain all the warmth and frenetic energy of a day at the Carnival
Steinmetz graduated from Yale’s MFA photography program in 1986, and he spent a year photographing alongside Garry Winogrand in Los Angeles during the late 1980s
Born in 1961, Mark Steinmetz resides in Athens, Georgia. He recently received a commission from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta as part of their Picturing the South series, which will be exhibited at the museum in 2017.
Steinmetz graduated from Yale’s MFA photography program in 1986, and he spent a year taking images alongside Garry Winogrand in Los Angeles during the late 1980s.
He taught at numerous prestigious colleges including Harvard University, Yale University, Sarah Lawrence College, and Emory University.
His work has been exhibited in many major institutions, including Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia; Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Public collections featuring his work include Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York.