Since the cataclysmic events of September 11, 2001, Ruben Natal-San Miguel has committed his photographic lens to the resilience of cultural identity and human connection…
By exposing supposed "flaws" in the human face when photographed under UV light, Detroit-born and Brooklyn-based photographer Cara Phillips manages instead to celebrate the beauty that is each of her subjects along with all of their very human "flaws." Her series On Beauty presents portraits of said subjects under UV light each with their eyes closed; some smile softly while others seem to just be waiting for the shutter to release. Their faces shine, there are various speckles and spots with which we are all familiar, some have glossy lips and wear make-up, some have wayward hair styles, cowlicks, etc., but who cares? Taking ownership of ourselves in the face (ahem) of the longstanding and perverse current standards beauty is perhaps one of the first steps towards accepting the beauty that has been within us from the get go. We spoke with Phillips in greater detail about her project.
Visitors and residents traveling northbound on Market Street coming into Sunbury will now be greeted by a brand new mural on the side of Marlins Sub Shop at 728 Market