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
According to the BBC's Country Profiles "More than 30 million Americans live below the official poverty line."
Although Stolfa is not a professional cyclist, she was physically fit for the challenge. Besides photography and music, another of her hobbies is boxing. "I was in good shape because I was boxing maybe three or four times a week and then running a lot," she said. "When I decided to go on that trip I just started training more."
Stolfa used the trip as an internship. She never joined the Co-op Internship Program because it would have delayed her graduation. "Maybe I should've done it," she said. "[But] the New York Times has opened doors to me."
McGlinchy's is a family owned bar located in the heart of the city. "The current owners bought it in 1968," Stolfa said, "it's been handed down through the family." Stolfa also said the things that make McGlinchy's popular are the cheap prices and its neighborhood-bar look, which offers a contrast to old city. McGlinchy's also has very eclectic customers. It was probably because of this wide-ranging crowd that Stolfa chose to do her photo project at McGlinchy's. The pictures indeed show a variety of people, yet they all come together as the "regulars" of McGlinchy's.
Stolfa does not consider herself an artistic photographer but rather a more pragmatic one. She does not see herself working in a studio with models and poses, but instead photographing real life. "I'm not one of those artists that like go deep inside and they make really like arty... you know, work or whatever," Stolfa said.
Stolfa's methods were first to have a writer/photographer's log and then to prolong the shooting period when she felt her subjects were not acting naturally.
"I don't take pictures of people that are posing for the camera, that's not what I want," she said.
The New York Times described Stolfa's work as "[suggesting] isolation and loneliness." The City Paper called it a "deft combination of warm and scientific approaches."
Although Stolfa is not a professional cyclist, she was physically fit for the challenge. Besides photography and music, another of her hobbies is boxing. "I was in good shape because I was boxing maybe three or four times a week and then running a lot," she said. "When I decided to go on that trip I just started training more."
Stolfa used the trip as an internship. She never joined the Co-op Internship Program because it would have delayed her graduation. "Maybe I should've done it," she said. "[But] the New York Times has opened doors to me."
McGlinchy's is a family owned bar located in the heart of the city. "The current owners bought it in 1968," Stolfa said, "it's been handed down through the family." Stolfa also said the things that make McGlinchy's popular are the cheap prices and its neighborhood-bar look, which offers a contrast to old city. McGlinchy's also has very eclectic customers. It was probably because of this wide-ranging crowd that Stolfa chose to do her photo project at McGlinchy's. The pictures indeed show a variety of people, yet they all come together as the "regulars" of McGlinchy's.
Stolfa does not consider herself an artistic photographer but rather a more pragmatic one. She does not see herself working in a studio with models and poses, but instead photographing real life. "I'm not one of those artists that like go deep inside and they make really like arty... you know, work or whatever," Stolfa said.
Stolfa's methods were first to have a writer/photographer's log and then to prolong the shooting period when she felt her subjects were not acting naturally.
"I don't take pictures of people that are posing for the camera, that's not what I want," she said.
The New York Times described Stolfa's work as "[suggesting] isolation and loneliness." The City Paper called it a "deft combination of warm and scientific approaches."
