Dek Unu Magazine - Laurie Freitag

Laurie Freitag’s photos of the children in her care capture moments from the "lost" years between 1 and 6 or 7 which parents remember incompletely and kids remember not at all. The images become a sort of scrapbook of the kids’ adventures, a record of what happened, to be reviewed when those moments are gone. But, unlike ordinary scrapbook pix, posed by parents and pictured by amateurs, Freitag’s images, are made with the exquisite sense of timing, composition, and narrative of a pro. While the kids’ family likely cherishes these images, it’s an aesthetic experience for the rest of us. We don’t need to know the family; the technical excellence, creativity, and humanity of these artworks touches something universal, educational, and beautiful.