Amy Stein's work absolutely floored me with the insane environments she produced. Though she took ordinary things, she created extraordinary images. The passion for her work shines through in the fact at how hard she worked to produce the photographs that she wanted. Her series "Domesticated" involves the combination of animals in various state of being; some are alive, some dead, and some preserved through taxonomy. She decided to incorporate these elements into this town that had to deal with wild animals on a daily basis. The clarity, lighting, and mood of her images makes her work inescapable. One glance can suck you into it entirely. She completely immersed herself in the culture of this town and their daily plight.
In another series, "Stranded," Stein drove aimlessly across endless highways to find drivers whose cars had broken down for one reason or another. She wanted to photograph the situations they were in and perhaps get a glance into their lives. She began to carry her own version of a survival pack, including food, water, gas, and a few other odds and ends. Though shy to begin with, she eventually overcame her fears and approached these random people with help in her mind. She realized that they were both gaining something out of the experience: her the picture and them help. The images evoke feelings of boredom, exhaustion, frustration, and a wide spectrum of other feelings one could imagine.
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