Dina Litovsky

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Dina Litovsky
Діна Літовська
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
OccupationPhotographer
Website dinalitovsky.com

Dina Litovsky [a] (born 1979) [1] is a photographer who has lived in New York City, New York [2] since 1991. [3]

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Early life and education

Litovsky was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). [1] She moved to New York City in 1991, where she studied psychology at New York University. In 2010, she got her MFA graduate degree in photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York. [1] [4]

Photography

Litovsky's work can be described as visual sociology and as documenting the "social dynamics of the American culture." [5] She often focuses on subcultures and the idea of leisure. Her series Dark City is an Edward Hopper-influenced, cinematic portrait of New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] That work has been described as "Photos of a disorienting New York in lockdown." [6] Where the Amish Vacation is about Amish and Mennonite travelers kicking back in Sarasota, Florida. [7] [8] [9] Meatpacking is about the sexual politics of New York City's Meatpacking district. [10] [11] Fashion Lust is backstage and front row fashion week in New York City, Paris and London. [12] Bachelorette is an intimate look into the modern ritual of the bachelorette party. [13] Untag this Photo is concerned with the influence of iPhone cameras and social networks on public behavior of young women in nightclubs. [14]

Her work has been featured in The New York Times , National Geographic , New York Magazine , Photo District News (PDN), Esquire , The New Yorker , and Wired . [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Awards and recognition

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Діна Літовська, romanized: Dina Litovska

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References

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  2. ↑ Behrmann, Kai (2010-11-18). "Dina Litovsky: "Photographic Fiction"". The Art of Creative Photography. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. ↑ "Dina Litovsky". Annenberg Space for Photography. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Bio". dinalitovsky.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. ↑ Emma (2018-10-25). "Photographer Dina Litovsky – why we are huge fans of her work tribute to magazine". www.tributetomagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  6. 1 2 "Dark City: Photos of a disorienting New York in lockdown". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. ↑ "Dina Litovsky: Amish On Vacation". Digital Photo Pro. Archived from the original on 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  8. ↑ "Where the Amish Go on Vacation". The New Yorker. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  9. ↑ Walker, Amy (2019-05-31). "Amish on holiday – photo essay". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  10. ↑ "A Girls' Night Out in New York's Meatpacking District". Time. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  11. ↑ "'A Carnival of Desire': Dina Litovsky's Gorgeous, Strange Photos of the Meatpacking District". Jezebel. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  12. ↑ "Alexander McQueen, Spring 2014 – Dina Litovsky: "Fashion Lust" – The Cut". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  13. ↑ Rosenberg, David (2012-12-03). "Candidly Exposing the Bachelorette Party Ritual". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  14. ↑ "Gallery Tanto Tempo | Dina Litovsky "Untag This Photo"". Tantotempo.jp. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  15. ↑ "Last Night to Bend the Rules". The New York Times . 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  16. ↑ "Visions of Earth 2014 – Photo Gallery – National Geographic Magazine". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  17. ↑ Erica Schwiegershausen. "See Vibrant, Unusual Photos From Fashion Week – The Cut". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  18. 1 2 "PDN's 30 2014 : New and Emerging Photographers to Watch". Photo District News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
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