An Ameican photographer who has been considered controversial because of candid shots of her children. She shoots life as it happens within her family and often offers very little explanation as to the meaning of the images.

Main bodies of work include:

Explosure

These are double exposure images of the photographer and her family

The Mother Project

With her kids in tow, she chronicled visits to her mom in upstate New York, shooting spontaneously as events occurred, walking in fields, peering or placing herself in quotidian bedroom or bathroom scenes. As she went along, sometimes she would add an element to see what might take place — asking her mom to put on a mask for example — then shoot.

I Am A Camera

This was her first exhibition and it proved very controversial because of the naked images of her children. This is a documented recording of the artist’s family, and were not staged, although props were used and the photos were taken with careful composition in mind. Innocent and grotesque exist alongside each other in many images within this series.

Bibliography

Tierney Gearon Photography. 2020. Bio – Tierney Gearon Photography. [online] Available at: <https://www.tierneygearon.com/bio/&gt; [Accessed 23 October 2020].