Piecing Together an Ancestral Puzzle

Piecing Together an Ancestral Puzzle

Lori Grinker is photographing the history of the Grinker family, a story that has taken her from Lithuania to South Africa.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/piecing-together-an-ancestral-puzzle/

“I wanted to answer the question, ‘What if my family took a left turn, instead of a right turn?’” Lori Grinker said. “What would my life be like today if my great-grandfather hadn’t left Lithuania and I hadn’t won the lottery by growing up in the suburbs of New York?”