Sara Messinger

Last updated: October 22, 2024
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Born in a suburb of Philadelphia in 1998, she began studies of photography at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study of the NYU, and completed them with a Bachelors of Arts. Since then she has been working as a documentary photographer on long-term projects, with an emphasis on gender, identity and sub-cultures. In 2021 she was selected by The New York Times magazine to document the “reawakening” of New York City after the tough year of the Covid lockdown. Messinger lives in New York.

Website: https://saramessinger.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sara.messinger/
© andres rios
Photo: © Andres Rios

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Magazines

LFI 07.2024

Stephen Dupont: Between Worlds, Alessandro Cinque: With the Alpaqueros, 70 Years Leica M: The Jubilee, Sara Messinger: Shadow of a Teenage Daydream, Constantine Manos: Leica Classic, Leica M11-D, Leica Q3 43 

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STORIES | October 25, 2024

My contact sheet

Sara Messinger

The photographer has been working on her Shadow of a Teenage Daydream project since 2021, documenting the daily lives of youths in New York City. Using a contact sheet, she explains why she prefers to work intuitively and the meaning negatives have for her.

Behind the ScenesLeica AnaloguePortraitureAnalogue Photography
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STORIES | September 30, 2024

Shadow of a Teenage Daydream

Sara Messinger

The American photographer’s series documents more than just the daily lives of youths in New York. It speaks in equal part about her own particular journey into life as an adult, breaking away from old ideas and revealing a world of acceptance and openness.

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STORIES | January 6, 2023

Teenagers

Sara Messinger

The US American photographer captures intimate and touching portraits of New York teenagers, while illustrating subjects such as identity, mental health, and the search for one's own self.

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