LYNDA COHEN
photography


Lynda Cohen was first introduced to photography by her parents. Although they were not professional photographers, they had a full color darkroom in their home and Lynda would often watch them work in it. As a young adult, she attended college, first at Rhode Island School of Design and then Parsons School of Design in New York City. She graduated with a BFA in photography in 1993. During her years at college, Lynda's work concentrated in the field of photojournalism. What attracted Lynda to the idea of documenting music with photography was, as she states, "the challenge."

"When I photograph bands, there are so many elements that are beyond my control; the lights, the people, and the bands themselves. Anything can happen. I think this chaos is the driving force in my work... not to control it but to document it."

For Lynda, the two most important elements of a show are lighting and action. She tries to give the viewer a sense of what it feels like to be at the show, the atmosphere and the different styles of music. The statement that describes her work best came from one of her college professors. While viewing a photograph of jazz drummer William Hooker, he said, "This cymbal looks like a cymbal sounds."

All of the photographs in this gallery are copyright Lynda Cohen and may not be reproduced without permission.

Lynda Cohen lives and works in New York City and can be contacted at hamncheez@sprintmail.com.



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