Category Archives: Personal Projects

Some installation shots from the Trans Am project – I ended up using the Trans Am book for my graduation show, along with some souvenirs, sketches and notes from my cross country trip. None of my teachers were particularly happy … Continue reading →

In 2004, I took six months off from photo school and went to the US, bought a car and subsequently crossed the continent twice, first from Providence, Rhode Island to Seattle, Washington, then from Los Angeles, California, to Tampa, Florida. … Continue reading →

My brother-in-law TJ and his daughter Kasey Jo (hands down the coolest kid in the world!), Hibbing MN, 2006.

One of my class mates in high school was Karoliina. I didn’t know her very well but I noticed that she had a younger sister and a younger brother with whom she used to ride home on the same bus … Continue reading →

In 2000, on the height of the Kosovo war, the Bekaj family – refugees from Kosovo – was moved in next to my parents’ house. They were given a very old apartment that they partly had to share with another … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1999, mere hours after my high school graduation, I caught a plane to Estonia to see my pen pal Ede. After spending a few days in Tallinn, we went to a little coast town, Haapsalu, where … Continue reading →

I love this shot of my sister-in-law, Joscelyn. It was taken on her brother’s farm outside Hibbing MN in 2006. This is the beginning of a mini-series here on elisabethreal.wordpress.com called “Beautiful Girls”. We all need more beauty in our … Continue reading →

Apparently, today is a very special day! Numerology aside… I’ve worked furiously all week on the layout of my new portfolio about the Kathriner family. Click here to check out the fruits of my labor! Next week I’ll be busy … Continue reading →

I just came back from the Steinwurf Alp in Stalden OW where I spent a week photographing Daniela and Reto Kathriner with their son Tim (see this post) for a personal project (working title “Für die Familie ist es gut”). … Continue reading →

Today, I prepared some documents for a competition and thought I’d share this with you, an older project from 2006, “The Bereaved. Photographs From Kosova.”