Tag: Stephen Crowley

In the sixth and seventh installments of the “Smoke-Filled Rooms” series, Stephen Crowley, a staff photographer at The New York Times, looks back on the conventions, striving to see beyond the restrictions, spin and control of the contemporary American political process. With an unorthodox presentation of photographs and text, Mr. Crowley examines the forces that influence the presidential campaign.

Stephen Crowley grew up in Jupiter, Florida, the last stop on millionaire Henry Flagler’s Celestial Railroad. We met when I was a young newspaper photographer on Capitol Hill, and he had recently been hired at The New York Times. He had already begun to distinguish himself for his adroitness in capturing political nuance in layered visuals. When Aline suggested we feature a political photographer during the DC States Project, I knew of none better to provide a longer view of our current situation, nor of one with whom in work and life I was more intimately acquainted, as we have spent the better part of the last 20 years together.

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This is the third picture essay in a series for Lens called “Smoke-Filled Rooms” — a documentary, presented in serial form, that strives to move beyond restrictions, spin and control of the contemporary American political game in order to present its processes and consequences

This is the first picture essay in a new series for Lens called “Smoke Filled Rooms.” The series will examine the processes and consequences of contemporary American politics.