Maika Elan - Jon

Maika Elan is a Vietnamese photographer who graduated from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities with a BA in Sociology. In 2006, she began doing photography with lomo cameras. In this series entitled "Like My Father" she photographs her dad doing everyday activities after he was recently diagnosed with cancer.  In this series, she tries to show her father that he isn't as sick as he thinks he is and tries to bring him joy by doing things they used to always do together while Elan photographs it.  I really enjoyed this series because I like her use of film and double exposures, I think it's really effective in what she is trying to do because it isn't as serious and dramatic as one would expect the series to be and has a more positive feel to it.