Irina Popova....Another Family

I just discovered a site called Lens Culture, a meeting place for photographers around the world to share their stories and work. From there, I found a series by a photojournalist, Irina Popova, documenting the life of a drug-using young family in Saint Petersburg. The family comprised a young couple and their daughter Anfisa (maybe 2-3 years old?). The series caused some controversy because of the photographer's seeming indifference to the danger surrounding young Anfisa, to which she replied that much love and affection can still be found in a family like theirs. Photojournalism interests me greatly, I love that I can become connected to a family halfway around the world through a series of captured images as seen through the eyes of someone else. It's a very intimate idea.





If you'd like to read more about the story, her lens culture article + photos are here: http://www.lensculture.com/popova.html?thisPic=4