With a background in documentary film, Deborah Whitehouse travels across the country capturing scenes of nightlife in a photographic series that began in New York in 1988, titled "Saturday Night".
![]() Her background as a filmmaker is evident in her masterful use of lighting. Creating a drama reminiscent of stage curtains being drawn, Whitehouse skillfully directs the eye through the dark spaces of night to subjects aglow in a colorful spectrum of neon and fluorescent light. |
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In familiar situations... people trying to fit in, trying to stand out, drinking, talking, dancing, smoking, "hanging out", playing "wallflower" …a strangeness emanates --a portrait with a facelessness that seems to typify the night. |
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![]() Deborah is participating in Photo Expo in Paris November 19-22, 1998. The Expo is centered around the Bastille and celebrated in galleries throughout Paris as part of "Mois de la Photo". ![]() |
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