Jocelyn Lee

Jocelyn Lee (born 1962) is a photographer who works largely in the documentary photography tradition.

Early life

Lee was born in Naples, Italy. She received a B.A. from Yale University in Studio Art and Photography and an M.F.A. in Photography from the City University of New York at Hunter College.

Career

In 2001 she was a recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, two MacDowell Colony residencies, and has taught at Princeton University since 2003. Her photographs are held in numerous collections, including Yale University Art Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Center for Documentary Studies at Tufts University, and Maison Européenne de la Photographie.

Photographic style

Lee creates color photographic portraits, oftentimes of people who she knows such as family members, as well as of people whom she's never before met. She finds models for some of her photographs by placing ads in local newspapers. Many of her subjects are depicted nude or are minimally dressed. Some of her photographs depict landscapes and many of her portraits were taken outdoors. The American poet Sharon Olds wrote the Forward to Lee's book "Jocelyn Lee: Nowhere But Here" (2010).