FAMILY: (UN)EXPECTED

4-16 JULY 2022
ARLES, FRANCE

 

Family: (un)expected presents diverse stories, unmasking the true everyday lives of family. The images question prevailing norms while resisting the social media propaganda of the universal ideas of the “perfect family.”

Instead, laid bare is the raw humanness that opens us up to the possibilities of being alive together.

The expected is poised against the unexpected - exposing the usually hidden away real familial experiences of triumph, struggle, quietness, and chaos, providing further questioning of family life.


Arles, France

  • Visit Us In Arles

    4-16 JULY 2022

    58 Rue du 4 Septembre
    Arles, France

    Read More About The Exhibit

  • See The 3D Virtual Exhibit

    Can’t make it to Arles in person?

    Visit our 3D Virtual Gallery to see the photographs hung on walls, or you can scroll down and see all of the images in the exhibit below.

    Go To The Virtual Gallery

  • Vote on The People's Choice Award

    The People's Choice Award is presented with support from our friends at Pic-Time.

    The award winner will be announced on our website www.dfp-gallery.com & Instagram @documentaryfamilyphotogs on the 29th of July.

    Vote For Your Favorite Image

  • Get The Exhibit Catalogue

    Get your Family: (Un)Expected exhibit catalogue.

    Order and pick it up in person at the exhibit in Arles or Pre-Order online here and have it shipped to you.

    Get Your Exhibit Catalogue

FAMILY: (UN)EXPECTED

The Photographs

Marta Szyszka

Unity

 

Christine Wright

Best Friends

 

Cheryl Autry

Summer

 

Julia Rose-Greim

Who Needs A Big Pool?

 

Ina Esch

Thing T. Thing

 

Manu Rigoni

I Closed My Eyes And Didn't See

 

Mark Looney

Guiding Hand

 

Katie Haslam

Climbing The Walls

 
 

Barbara Puchta

Different Generations. Same Kitchen

 

Melissa Read

Public transportation humor

 

Maggie Devereux

Growing Up

 

Allyson Klein

A Swing For Everyone

 

Jess Cheetham

This is 90.

 

Karyn Novakowski

Sylvie By The Window

 

Kristi Tamcsin

Boat Jumpers

 

Marie-Pierre Castonguay

Morning Meeting

 

Sonja Stich

Olga and her Daughters

 

Gretchen Yost

Studying The Bighorn Sheep Hoof

 

Ashleigh Raddatz

Roommates

 

Megan Lefebvre

Margot And Her Baby

 

Melissa Helmick

It Takes A Village

 

Allexandra Torres

Puppy Snacks

 

Polina Subbotina

Vacation At Its Best

 
 

Pamela Anticole

Celebrating As Unicorns

 

Lisa Hu Chen

Travel With Kids

 

Emma Collins

Teenage Angst

 

Ana Guisado

Two Of A Kind

 

Tiffany Luong

Holding On

 

Lauren Gayeski

Just Swim

 

Laura Gutierrez

Good Morning…

 

Minna Ridderstolpe

Nosebleedgirl

 

Shortlist Photographers

FAMILY: (UN)EXPECTED - CONTINUED…

Due to space constraints in Arles, we were only able to select a very limited number of photographs to display as prints in the exhibit space.

As a way to celebrate the work and accomplishments of all previous virtual exhibition photographers, a screen is set up in the Arles, France exhibit space, displaying the shortlisted photographs on a continuous loop throughout the duration of the exhibit.

Here is what gallery visitors see when they watch the loop.

 

About The Exhibit & Support

The FAMILY: (UN)EXPECTED Exhibit is presented with support from our partners & friends. A huge thank you for helping us make this happen!

 

The People's Choice Award is presented with support
from our friends at Pic-Time.