Zun Lee’s Scenes of Fathers and Children

Exploring African-American Fatherhood

A family secret set Zun Lee on a path to go beyond the simple stereotypes and explore the lives of African-American fathers. The results, he said, have been redemptive.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/exploring-african-american-fatherhood/

His goal is to show an everyday, ordinary love between children and fathers. The kind of moments that get lost in the shuffle of media caricatures.

“On either side it’s stereotypical,” Mr. Lee said. “On one side it’s the Jerry Springer, Maury Povich stuff about irresponsible dads who run away from their baby mama and don’t take responsibility. On the other hand of the discourse, you have Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the über-dad. In the media, there is very little in the middle, of the everyday dad who may not be perfect, he may be struggling, but he’s present in their child’s life.”