Prison Portraits Set Against Idyllic Backdrops Offer Temporary Escape
Los Angeles-based photographer Alyse Emdur’s ongoing project Prison Landscapes sources images from visiting rooms of U.S. prisons to offer a rare and powerful window into the world of incarceration. The inspiration behind the project dates back to 2005 when she came across a photo of her visiting her brother in a state prison at age five. The project pairs portraits of inmates in front of prisoner-painted backdrops—photos that have been sent to her through years of correspondence with inmates—with images she took of these backdrops within various prisons, revealing the stark contrast bet...
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