A photographer captures gatherings of Abe Lincoln impersonators, Godzilla fans, taxidermists, pimps, and bikers, among others, without ogling or making fun.
she has hung around gatherings of Abe Lincoln impersonators, Godzilla fans, taxidermists, pimps, and bikers, among others, producing portraits that cheekily showcase each subculture’s idiosyncrasies without ogling or making fun. “That’s why I get good photos,” Yvette Marie Dostatni said. “I’m not judging people.”
I have been a long time fan and friend of Yvette Marie Dostatni–we had the great opportunity to travel to China together when Sarah Hadley curated our work into the Lishui Photo Festival. Yvette is one of those photographers who has no fear about enteri
Yvette Marie Dostatni is working on a book of the culture of Conventioneers and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise funds to finish the project and create a book of this long term project of capturing people, who for a weekend, get to live out their of off-beat passions.
Willis Grieger, a Chesterton, Indiana farmer and folk artist, with a concrete companion he made. Behind his barn is another of his creations, a man falling from a telephone pole. You’ve got to love someone who is a little bit Harper Lee, a little bit Mart
Chicago native and photographer, Yvette Marie Dostatni, knows how to take a portrait. Her website showcases many fantastic series that look at communities and cultures that are off the grid, or simply overlooked.
