Alec Soth and Stacey Baker: This is what enduring love looks like
Alec Soth + Stacey Baker: Bilder av livslång kärlek
Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine. Full bioAlec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America. Full bio
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I got a call from a woman in Texas,
ett samtal från en kvinna i Texas,
på en konstutställning
in an art exhibition
me to take a portrait of her parents.
göra ett porträtt av hennes föräldrar.
and I thought this was some sort of
och jag tänkte att hon var någon
jag skulle få bra betalt,
to make this happen.
för att göra det här.
about photographing Stacey.
av att fotografera Stacey.
mest kända porträtt.
one of my best-known portraits.
Stacey was working as an attorney
jobbade Stacey som juridiskt ombud
för att studera fotografi i Maine
to study photography in Maine,
så träffade hon
she ended up meeting
New York Times Magazine
at the New York Times Magazine
jag och Alec gjort
Alec and I have done
berättade jag för Alec
to Alec about a fascination of mine.
hur par träffar varandra.
with how couples meet.
träffade sin fru Rachel
and his wife Rachel met,
en fotbollsmatch i gymnasiet,
of a high school football game
in doing a photography project
vara med i ett fotografiskt projekt
men jag var ännu mera intresserad av
but I was actually much more interested
Stacey to have a boyfriend.
Stacey i ett förhållande.
tyckte jag att det vore intressant
I thought it'd be interesting
testa speeddejting
go speed dating
as the world's largest speed dating event.
speeddejtingevenemang.
"isbrytare" för att komma i gång,
breaker questions to get the ball rolling,
som helst, vilket skulle du vara?"
of animal, what would you be?"
på annonsen där han sökte en stenbock.
after placing an ad for a Capricorn.
at the end of the evening,
som stod i kön till kiosken.
at one of the concession stands.
to the date-a-thon together.
till dejt-maratonet.
you notice about a woman?"
du lägger märke till hos en kvinna?"
med muskulösa vader.
with muscular calves.
triathlon, jag springer halvmaraton.
triathlons, I run half-marathons.
attraherad av honom
if I was attracted to him, but I wasn't,
attracted to me either.
attraherad av mig heller.
och är försenad till ett möte.
running late for a meeting.
about a woman is her teeth,
lägger märke till är tänderna
säger han,
to help prevent gum disease,
han använder tandtråd
två gånger om dagen
that was flossing more
about auditing. (Laughter)
i tre minuter. (Skratt)
about a woman is her complexion.
hos en kvinna är hyn.
använder för mycket smink
wear too much makeup,
för att framhäva sina drag.
to accentuate the features that they have.
att det var en bra grej.
that that was a good thing.
I was willing to be vulnerable.
att jag är villig att vara sårbar.
remember my most embarrassing moment.
kunde minnas mitt mest pinsamma ögonblick.
but at the end of the night,
men i slutet av kvällen
och gav mig en chokladask.
a box of chocolates.
was the MC of the event.
var konferencier.
"The Young and the Restless."
sina telefonnummer till honom.
give their phone numbers to him.
till någon av männen jag dejtade
any of the men that I went on dates with,
kände någon koppling till mig heller.
a particular connection with me either.
is the quality of vulnerability.
där man kan skymta
in which you can get a glimpse
såg jag många exempel på detta,
I saw so many examples of that,
och pratade om dem med henne
and talked to her about them,
är något annat än äkta kärlek.
photographic love is from real love.
och för att förstå hur man går från
and to figure out how someone goes
to having a life together,
till att skapa ett liv tillsammans,
Sun City Summerlin,
i Las Vegas.
retirement community in Las Vegas.
who runs the community's photography club.
som leder en fotoklubb i samhället.
olika par i deras provisoriska fotostudio.
in their makeshift photo studio.
Anastasia's husband died two years ago,
efter 45 års äktenskap,
an old wedding picture.
någon bild från bröllopet.
when she was a 15-year-old waitress
när hon jobbade som servitris
the year in Las Vegas two years in a row,
till årets fotograf i Las Vegas,
sin fru Judy,
that he met his wife, Judy,
när han träffade Rachel.
to look at beautiful women,
titta på vackra kvinnor,
sitt beslut att gifta sig med Judy.
his decision to marry Judy.
träffades på en dans.
at a parish dance.
hade de en ofilosofisk syn
they weren't especially philosophical
that really stuck with me.
som gjorde intryck på mig.
you just go with it."
så följer man bara med."
when she was still in high school.
när hon ännu gick i gymnasiet.
attracted to each other
attraherade av varandra
married soon after.
för fotoklubben - och hans fru Mary.
president, and his wife, Mary.
andra äktenskap.
second marriage.
i Louisville, Kentucky, som kallas Sahara.
in Louisville, Kentucky called the Sahara.
och hon var där med sina vänner.
and she was with friends.
he owed the IRS 9,000 dollars in taxes,
så hade han en skatteskuld på 9 000 dollar
betala av skulden,
get out of debt,
his paychecks over to Mary,
gav han sina lönecheckar till Mary
when they married, and Mary knew it.
och Mary visste om det.
he says he consumed
så hotade han att döda Mary
he threatened to kill Mary
skyddspolisen blev inkallad.
was called to the house.
in Alcoholics Anonymous
after we left Sun City,
när vi hade lämnat Sun City,
were all that interesting.
som är intressanta.
quality of endurance,
and the singles were out there
were holding onto each other
were of Joe and Roseanne.
är av Joe och Roseanne.
om de har någon gammal bröllopsbild.
if they had an old wedding photograph.
ut ur sina plånböcker
pulled out of their wallets
I thought to myself,
who has just fallen in love
efter årtionden?
holding onto this image for decades?
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Stacey Baker - Photo editorStacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.
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Alec Soth - Photographer
Alec Soth makes large-scale projects that are as much about dreams and heartache as they are about charting the landscape of Middle America.
Why you should listen
Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minnesota. He has published several books, including Sleeping by the Mississippi, Niagara and Broken Manual. The New York Times once wrote that Soth has made a "photographic career out of finding chemistry with strangers." His editorial work routinely appears in The New York Times Magazine, he is a member of the Magnum photo agency, and his work was featured in the Whitney Biennial in 2004.
In 2008, Soth started his own experimental publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom, that explores the possibilities of combining images and text. After publishing seven issues of his own newspaper, Soth compiled this work into his latest monograph, Songbook.
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