Greg McDonald discusses storytelling, humor, and authenticity in photography and filmmaking, reflecting on how narrative and personal truth help images stand out in an increasingly saturated visual culture.
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Don’t Grow Up, Dress Up is a photo series about a woman stuck in a rut of routine who dreams of a little fun. Who wants to be a grown-up? Nobody, I tell you. Why has it become accepted thinking that taking on a career, family, or other responsibilities means it’s time to dismiss childish things? Playing and being an adult are not mutually exclusive.
The terrified nameless citizenry of 1950s and 60s B-movies, dressed in colorful outfits, are caught in horrified poses as they scream, flee, and try to shoot their way out of certain death from off-screen monsters looking to squash them: natural disasters, giant crickets, and alien landings.