Rachel Handlin has been working hard at CalArts Institute, and really loving the college life! She is in her second year there working toward her Bachelor of Fine Arts, and her dad reports she “just had another great semester, earning another 14 (!) credits and getting great grades. She now has 37 credits toward the 120 she will need for the BFA, and, with a little luck and a tailwind, she is on track to earn the degree in a total of 5 years.”
In October, I shared how Rachel took to the streets of Paris last summer working on a project where she literally walked the footsteps of Eugene Atget- a pioneer of documentary photography in the early 1900’s- recreating some of his cityscapes, digitally and on film, 106 years later. This picture is the Rephotographing Atget project to date, in Rachel’s studio at CalArts.
The large images are hers, taken on film, developed and printed 11×14 entirely by her. The smaller ones are the Atget originals.
This project will undoubtedly continue over years. Some of these photographs took hours to set up and get perfect in Rachel’s eye. These photographs speak volumes to her talent, hard work and dedication. Her dad sent me this message about her project that gave me goose bumps:
“What they say to me, and what I hope and trust they will say to you (which you already know), is that our kids really can, and will, do not just anything, but everything.”
EVERYTHING.
What a cool project. I am glad I followed the link to find out more about Rachel’s photos. Her dad is an old friend. She is quite talented, and I can just imagine how hard, yet interesting and rewarding these photo shoots were.
Continue on Rachel! Great stuff.
I saw a post about Rachel recently and im in awe of her talents.. Keep chasing those dreams Rachel.. The world is yours 💗