Sarah Blesener at Anastasia Photo

After a stint photographing patriotic camps and schools in Russia, US photojournalist Sarah Blesener turned her focus to schools like the Utah Patriot Camp, a short summer camp in Utah that aims to help kids memorize the articles of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and more.  Blesener’s goal – to invite conversation about nationalism vs patriotism – makes for a timely and provocative body of work.  (On view at Anastasia Photo on the Lower East Side through April 1st). 

Sarah Blesener, photo taken at Utah Patriot Camp, Herriman, Utah, 2017-18.

Paul Bulteel at Anastasia Photo

Belgian photographer Paul Bulteel spent a career focusing on energy and sustainable practice; lately, he’s expanded on his professional experience with ‘Waste Not,’ a photo series shot at European waste recycling facilities. Bulteel’s eye for color and composition make materials intriguingly strange (this pile of mixed metals suggests hair) while demonstrating what efforts go on to recycle and reuse. (At Anastasia Photo on the Lower East Side through Nov 22nd).

Paul Bulteel, “Tinned copper wire, typically used in electrical motors. The different metals (copper, nickel, lead, and tin) are separated in a pyro-metallurgical process. Lead and tin are further separated using vacuum technology.”

Martin Roemers at Anastasia Photo

How do people manage to live in the world’s biggest cities? Dutch photojournalist Martin Roemers set out to answer this question in ‘Metropolis,’ a series that took him around the world to cities with populations of ten million or more. Roemer discovered that to survive is to focus on the details of everyday life, as he does in this colorful market in Lagos. (On view at Anastasia Photo on the Lower East Side through April 26th).

Martin Roemers, Oshodi Road, Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria, archival pigment print on Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl paper, 22 x 28 inches, 2015.