Michael Massaia: Seeing the Black Dog

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Michael Massaia: Seeing the Black Dog – LENSCRATCH

2013 has been a very good year for photographer Michael Massaia. He had several solo exhibitions, had work in numerous group shows and was one of the 8 winners of the Hearst 8×10 Photography Biennial Prize. I can’t help but think that these accolades come from a commitment to craft, the kind of commitment that

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“Seeing the black dog” is a saying truck drivers use to describe hallucinations that occur as a result of sleep deprivation during cross country runs. When they see the “black dogs” scampering across the highway they know to pull over and get some sleep. The moment they make that decision is when I sneak up to their trucks while they’re in the cabs sleeping and capture the moment the dogs melt away. All of the images were taken between the hours of 2am and 6am along the New Jersey Turnpike.