Hannah Starkey

Hannah Starkey
Untitled - 1998

Using female actors, Starkey recreates scenes from everyday life. The dramatic lighting and quality of the pictures make them seem like snapshots from a film. Her photographs depict the moments of tension in everyday life.
The choice to only use women as subjects in her photographs may come from Starkey's interest in female interaction and everyday life. The cinematic style of the photos make the viewer question the story that precedes and follows the frozen moment. The use of actors and staging of scenes allows for photographers to get the exact image they were envisioning.