Benjamin Rusnak
by Benjamin Rusnak from Boca Raton, Florida
Susan Bryant and Benjamin Rusnak pose for their annual self-portrait on their 21st wedding anniversary in Boca Raton, Florida on May 23, 2020. With the global pandemic, this year’s portrait took a decidedly Hitchcockian turn - running from an unseen threat, together. A gift from Rusnak’s mother of an anniversary album started their journey of taking annual portraits on their favorite day of the year. The album also includes a written account of the details of how they celebrated, cards to each other and cards from friends and family. Bryant is an editor and writer, while Rusnak is a photographer.
SELF-PORTRAITS: PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CONFINEMENT
Curated by Svetlana Bachevanova (USA/France)
A collection of self-portraits made by photojournalists from five continents during the unprecedent lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic.
Photographers are people on the road, living to document the lives of others.
Constrained by the lockdown, many of them had their first experience of being still long enough to begin seeing and understanding small details about who they are, their lifestyles and values, that were overshadowed while they were busy. These self-portraits express their experience.
This is a unique collection of self-portraits from some of the best lenses in photojournalism at an historic moment.
Photographers in Confinement is a project in process and I welcome additional submissions from photojournalists at svetlana@fotoevidence.com
I am looking for potential exhibition partners in the USA and abroad.
Svetlana Bachevanova is a founder and publisher of FotoEvidence, long time photojournalist and curator.
