Ellen Friedlander

From the bustling streets of major cities to intimate portraits, artist Ellen Friedlander’s photography offers a rich tapestry of perspectives. Her artistic practice employs a variety of in-camera and post-processing techniques to reveal a style that is bold, complex, and fueled by a fascination with life's imperfections and fleeting moments. After receiving her Master of Arts in Mass Communcations, Friedlander spent more than a decade raising her family in Hong Kong, a city that deeply influenced her street photography and established her professional technical photographic repertoire.
Human presence is key to Friedlander’s work. She believes that a portrait consists of elements beyond a simple objective photograph of a subject. This belief is reflected in the ethereal and intimate visuals contained in her work. Layered long exposures help to create a visually rich and textured quality to her images that seem to transcend any temporal bounds. To Friedlander, this process unlocks the hidden depths of a subject that lies beyond their external façade, allowing an individual’s energy and aura to present themselves within their portrait.