Originally drawn to the medium simply as a way to document the lives and growth of her children, Lange has now been photographing on and off for fifteen years. "It is a way of working," she says of her process, "that is the opposite of acting. Photography doesn’t depend on collaboration; it can be solitary and private." 50 Photographs features images from Mexico, Africa, Romania, Russia, Finland, Italy, and France as well as the U.S. Alternately comforting and disquieting, Lange’s striking black-and-whites possess a kind of moody mystery that is appropriately cinematic.
