Spring Break
Lonely photos of tavern regulars earn student recognition
By: Elisa Bermudez
Issue date: 3/4/05 Section: Entertainment
Originally published: 3/4/05 at 11:10 AM EST
Last update: 3/4/05 at 11:13 AM EST
Originally published: 3/4/05 at 11:10 AM EST
Last update: 3/4/05 at 11:13 AM EST
"He's always been very supportive of me and my work, but at the same time very critical of my work." Stolfa said.
"Sarah is a highly motivated student," Rome said. "I thought it [was] particularly important that she enter the work to the NY Times Contest because she began having doubts about her abilities to focus her energy, to find a project and get the work done."
Rome suggested Stolfa look at her life and what was going on as a way to search for possible project.
During the interview, Stolfa said that she barely had the time to travel or go to other places to develop a photo project for Rome's class. Her life orbited around work and school; that is where the idea of taking pictures at McGlinchy's came from and it worked very well. As Rome said, Stolfa seemed to have been a bit down at the time.
"I totally [thought] I was not going to win. I entered to the Drexel Annex Show and I didn't win that. What makes you think I was going to win the New York Times?" Stolfa said.
In addition to Rome, another supportive person in Stolfa's life is her mom.
"[She] is an amazing woman," she said. "She has completely supported me in everything I've done."
Stolfa's mother not only supported her, but she also provided a unique opportunity for Stolfa to be the photographer of a 60 day cross-country bike trip from San Francisco to Washington D.C. The trip was organized by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) between the months of June and August of 2003. Stolfa's mother previously worked with CCHD.
"The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the Catholic bishops in the United States," reads the CCHD web page, www.usccb.org/cchd/brakethecycle/index.html.
In an interview with CCHD, Stolfa said, "The ride itself is a personal challenge and experience I have dreamt of, and to be involved with a ride with a mission beyond myself is amazing."
"Sarah is a highly motivated student," Rome said. "I thought it [was] particularly important that she enter the work to the NY Times Contest because she began having doubts about her abilities to focus her energy, to find a project and get the work done."
Rome suggested Stolfa look at her life and what was going on as a way to search for possible project.
During the interview, Stolfa said that she barely had the time to travel or go to other places to develop a photo project for Rome's class. Her life orbited around work and school; that is where the idea of taking pictures at McGlinchy's came from and it worked very well. As Rome said, Stolfa seemed to have been a bit down at the time.
"I totally [thought] I was not going to win. I entered to the Drexel Annex Show and I didn't win that. What makes you think I was going to win the New York Times?" Stolfa said.
In addition to Rome, another supportive person in Stolfa's life is her mom.
"[She] is an amazing woman," she said. "She has completely supported me in everything I've done."
Stolfa's mother not only supported her, but she also provided a unique opportunity for Stolfa to be the photographer of a 60 day cross-country bike trip from San Francisco to Washington D.C. The trip was organized by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) between the months of June and August of 2003. Stolfa's mother previously worked with CCHD.
"The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the Catholic bishops in the United States," reads the CCHD web page, www.usccb.org/cchd/brakethecycle/index.html.
In an interview with CCHD, Stolfa said, "The ride itself is a personal challenge and experience I have dreamt of, and to be involved with a ride with a mission beyond myself is amazing."
