Skilled at making invisible the visible, Friedman, sensitively documents the irony and ambivalence found in the parallel experience of exile. The protagonists live in a precarious environment for same sex couples, while their work supports a creative troop who are not allowed to officially perform in their homeland. 

In this book group, Misha Friedman, discusses, among other things:

The challenging puzzle of conceptual projects

Know the question your images are seeking to answer

Images as adjectives

The importance of pre-thinking (envisioning) pre-project

Making creative choices based on underscoring the concept

Focusing on one emotion 

The responsibility of composition

Matching your personality to the jobs you seek

Diverse Humanity, the groundbreaking photobook series of LGBTQ-themed books exploring human relations in all their rich complexity.

Referenced in the episode

Diverse Humanity

Masha Gessen - New Yorker, August 18th 2020 

Never Remember, Misha Friedman

Photo 51, Misha Friedman

The Idealists, Misha Friedman

Lyudmila & Natasha, Misha Friedman

Arcus Foundation

Misha Friedman Website | Instagram

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