You really do learn things from Facebook. Today I learned about the fan group for my beloved all-girls camp in Maine. My mom went there too. I’m obsessed with it in a very healthy way.
After joining said group, I scrolled down a bit further, and was reminded of Daniel Cooney’s igavel art auction, which is a super way to pick up some affordable, relevant photography. Some real gems in here.
Of course, as I was already humming camp songs, it was Jennifer Loeber‘s image that stood out to me– the one above, entitled Camp Photo Day, 2008. It’s from her brilliant series Cruel Story of Youth, which documents the camp that she loved. You can sense her own memories of perms, Reeboks and braces in these.
I had a real twinge of indentification when i first saw these images last year; I’m so glad Facebook and Mr. Cooney reminded me of them.
Here are two more. See the whole series here.
Looking Out, 2008
Spirit Fire, 2008
Also, since we’re on the subject of camp, I’d be remiss not to mention one of my favorite pictures from 2007: David Burnett‘s image for Time Magazine at Falling Creek Camp in North Carolina. Delightfully spooky.
I like the fellow third from the left.
See the whole series here.
I can’t handle this flurry of posts! You lull me into a hazy state and POW! A smattering of posts over two days. I need a nap.
Also, the camp photos are terrific…except for the last one which really does freak me out.
These camp images are great, remind me of the good ole days of the woods and brimming adolescence.
Burnett’s image is creepy! I’m surprised he got that many boys to sit still and be serious for the image. The two smiling boys on the right ruin it a bit for me, I would have cropped them out. But, the rest of the crew is like some demented pack of intimidating gangly white boys. Great image.
You might also enjoy Jo Sittenfeld’s series on Camp Killooleet in VT:
http://www.bu.edu/prc/sittenfeld.htm