Summer Camp features a collection of photographs capturing the spirit of youth during trips spent away at a summer camp. “Every year, from spring into summer, one would lead into another and certain things never changed… At summer camp, you have sleeping bags, cabins and camp res. There isn’t much difference between them in 1990 or 1965,” says photographer and book author Mark Steinmetz. In this book, Steinmetz explores the kids’ developing maturity around their 11 years old, the poignancy of their emotions, and the predicament of being a kid put into a certain situation.
Edie Peters says “The quality of Mark Steinmetz’ black and white photos is as overwhelming as the printing quality of the book. Every picture is a meeting with a young person who is playing and growing up to become an adult as well.”
Mark Steinmetz is an American photographer whose work observes people and places and captures moments of humor, tenderness, and beauty. Working in series, he has concentrated on such subjects as kids and teenagers, small American towns, summer camp, schoolteachers, and street scenes in Paris and various Italian cities. Though he has worked in color, he concentrates primarily on black-and-white film photography.
Summer Camp, Mark Steinmetz, published by Nazraeli Press, €60.00, is available here.