© Jessamyn Lovell

As I am currently working on the completion of my first three photo essays; I have been surfing around the net lately for some inspiration and guidance. In the process I stumbled across this superb photo essay by Jessamyn Lovell in SMITH called Catastrophe, Crisis, and Other Family Traditions. Having briefly written about social photography and Richard Billingham on this site before, I was struck by the resemblances between Lovell and Billinghams work. Both deliver deeply personal and in-your-face shocking, yet beautiful work. Also check out Jessamyn Lovell’s website.