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6 Οκτ 2014 · A collection of 40 portraits of four sisters, taken over 40 years, is being recognized as a testament to the aging process, as well as a celebration of sisterhood. The project began in...
Photographer Nicholas Nixon, the husband to Bebe Brown, took a photo of his wife and her three sisters Heather, Mimi, and Laurie, in 1975.
In an exclusive conversation with LensCulture, Nixon talks about why he threw away the first photo of “The Brown Sisters,” imparts some invaluable wisdom gained from 40+ years of making portraits—and reveals the moments when you need to put down the camera and simply be present.
Once a year, for 40 years, the Brown sisters have had their portrait taken—listen to the photographer speak about this simple, yet amazing series of photographs. In August of 1974, the photographer Nicholas Nixon made a group portrait of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters, Heather, Mimi, and Laurie—the Brown sisters.
The very first photograph features the four sisters- Heather, Mimi, Bebe, and Laurie – in a beautifully arranged composition, each sister radiating their unique personality. At the time, their ages spanned from fifteen to twenty-five, representing a range of youthful exuberance and budding adulthood.
3 Οκτ 2014 · The Brown sisters have been photographed every year since 1975. The latest image in the series is published here for the first time.
4 Δεκ 2014 · Moving from frame to frame, the viewer is able to witness the aging process of these four women -- sisters who make it a point to meet once a year to honor a tradition initiated four decades ago. Concepts of family and ritual weave in and out of the portraits, as the viewer attempts to guess what each smirk and embrace might mean.
