Domestic Abuse in the Photos of Donna Ferrato

Helping the People Beyond the Pain

Donna Ferrato started chronicling sexual adventurers on the edge of eroticism. But she was jolted into action when she confronted domestic violence. Thirty years later, she is still photographing — and advocating for — victims of abuse.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/helping-the-people-beyond-the-pain/

“I want to start a revolution with my pictures,” she said. “I want to wake people up, make people feel things — either suffering or incredible pleasure, or whatever I am feeling or observing.”