Michael Joseph (photographer) explained

Michael Joseph is an American portrait photographer, living in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] His series Lost and Found was exhibited at Rochester Museum of Fine Arts in 2022 and published as a book by Kehrer in 2023.^[2]

Education

Joseph graduated with a degree in communication from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1999.^[3]

Life and work

Lost and Found documents a contemporary American subculture of young travellers through portraiture and stories. Its cast of characters travel the country by hitchhiking and freight train hopping. The black and white portraits, made over more than 10 years, are taken on the street using natural light.^{[4] [5] [6]}

The Wild West of the East is a series of Polaroid portraits of people in the LGBTQ+ vacation destination of Provincetown, Massachusetts.^[7]

, Joseph was living in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1]

Awards

• 2015: Photography Fellow by Massachusetts Cultural Council^[8]
• 2018: Peter S. Reed Grant by Peter S. Reed Foundation^[9]

Publications

Books by Joseph

• Lost & Found: a Portrait of American Wanderlust. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. .

Books with contributions by Joseph

• Boys! Boys! Boys! The Book. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2023. Edited by Ghislain Pascal.^[10]

Solo exhibitions

• Lost and Found, Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, Rochester, New York, March–April, 2022^[11]

External links

• • "In pictures: the faces of America's young travelling community" at Dazed

Notes and References

1. https://www.papermag.com/michael-joseph-lost-and-found
2. Web site: 2024-02-13 . Kehrer : Michael Joseph : Lost & Found - A Portrait of American Wanderlust . 2024-03-17 . The Eye of Photography Magazine . en-US.
3. Web site: CV . 2024-03-17 . Michael Joseph. en-US.
4. News: Stone . Mee-Lai . 2024-01-24 . 'I have nothing and everything': America's young travellers – in pictures . 2024-03-17 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. Web site: 2023-11-15 . In photos: Documenting the lives of young American travellers . 2024-03-17 . Huck . en.
6. Web site: Love . Allison . 2015-06-28 . Always moving: A transient way of life . 2024-03-17 . CNN . en.
7. Web site: 2020-02-13 . Quietly Beautiful Polaroids of Massachusetts' Queer Community . 2024-03-17 . AnotherMan . en.
8. Web site: Michael Joseph: 2015 . 2024-05-08 . Mass Cultural Council.
9. Web site: 2018 Grant Recipients . 2024-05-08 . The Peter S. Reed Foundation . en-US.
10. Web site: 15 Thirsty Pics From 'BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! The Book' . 2024-03-17 . . en.
11. Web site: Wyatt . Matt . 2022-04-10 . Michael Joseph . 2024-03-17 . Rochester Museum of Fine Arts . en-US.