Elizabeth Waterman

Elizabeth Waterman is an American photographer, known for her images of millennial artists and American strip club culture.[1]

Elizabeth Waterman
Born (1985-03-01) March 1, 1985
Taos, New Mexico, United States
EducationUniversity of Southern California
Known forPhotography
Websiteelizabethwaterman.com

Early life and education

Elizabeth was born in Taos, New Mexico, United States. She earned her BA in Fine Arts at the University of Southern California.[2]

Career

Elizabeth is the author or Moneygame, a female perspective photo book of strippers from various clubs after she visited more than 30 clubs in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas and New Orleans. The book was distributed by the Portuguese publisher XYZ Books.[3]

In October 2022, Waterman did a solo exhibition at Boogie Wall, an all-female focused gallery in London, featuring pictures from her book Moneygame.[4]

In December 2022, she released a photo series called "Women of the Sidewalk Project", in partnership with non-profit organization The Sidewalk Project. As a part of the holiday season, they released 12 days of portrait photos of transgender women living on the Los Angeles streets.[5]

Publications

Books
  • Moneygame, 2022. ISBN 9789895318209[6]

Awards and recognition
  • Prix de la Photographie (PX3) 2020; Honorable Mention in Fine Art/People[7]
  • British Journal of Photography, Portrait of Humanity Book, Publication, May 2019[1]
  • Prix de la Photographie (PX3) 2018; Gold Winner in the Documentary Category, Silver Winner in the People Category, and Honorable Mention[8]
  • 16th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest, Photo of the Day, Editor's Pick(September 21, 2018)[9]

Personal life

She is married to an American photographer, film director and author Michael Grecco.[10] The couple lives in Los Angeles, United States.

References
  1. "Dark Angels: Illuminating the beauty and athleticism of strippers". www.1854.photography. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  2. "Elizabeth Waterman". phmuseum.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. "How a fine-art photographer recast the lives of exotic dancers through a female gaze". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. "Boogie Wall Presents Elizabeth Waterman: Moneygame - Exhibition at BOOGIE - WALL in London". ArtRabbit. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  5. M. Redman, Bridgette (December 19, 2022). "Photographer launches 'Women of the Sidewalk Project'". Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  6. Kelly, Sonaiya (November 19, 2021). "How a fine-art photographer recast the lives of exotic dancers through a female gaze". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  7. "PX3 2020 Honorable Mention Winner - Dark Angels 2020". Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  8. "PX3 2018 Winner - Dark Angels". Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. Waterman, Elizabeth. "Violet and Eliot". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  10. "Meet Michael Grecco: Photographer, director, producer, and entrepreneur". Days of Punk. Retrieved April 25, 2021.


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