Carolyn Drake Teaser

Carolyn Drake’s work began in the documentary tradition and has expanded from there. Drake often collaborates with her subjects and is interested in the ways photography works on the imagination.  Her work has been recognized and supported by the likes of the Guggenheim Foundation, SFMOMA, Aperture, Pulitzer Center, and the Peter S Reed Foundation to name a few, and she is a member of Magnum Photos.  Drake recently published a photobook with TBW Books titled “Knit Club,” which focuses on a small community of women in Water Valley, Mississippi.  In this episode, Drake discusses the challenge of making a living in photography, her reasons for choosing photography as her key medium, and the events that shaped her journey as an artist.