MiamiPhotoFest and Fujiufilm bring you the opportunity to participate in a unique experience with featured MiamiPhotoFest - Kerry Payne Stailey.
“There is an epidemic. One that claims a million victims a year, leaving twenty million fractured lives in its wake.It is largely unspoken of and shrouded in stigma.Those left behind are the Suicide Survivors. These are their stories. Their stories are mine.” – Kerry Payne Stailey.
For Kerry, intimate visual storytelling is a means to sharing the powerful alchemy that is ‘hurting, to healing, to helping. Join us for this intimate conversation with the artist.
Personal tragedies led Kerry to photography and through her projects, which explore the eternal themes of birth and death, she has not only found comfort for herself, but for countless others who identify with her images.
The talk will be followed by an audiance Q&A session for answers to all your questions.
Kerry Payne Stailey is an Australian photographer based in Maine and Greater New York. She is drawn to the healing power of photography – a tool she uses for exploring and acknowledging emotions as guides to the path of happiness. For her, intimate visual storytelling is a means to sharing the powerful alchemy that is ‘hurting, to healing, to helping. In 2015 she was named ‘Photographer of the Year’ (Moving Images) by the Lucie Foundation, which honors the greatest achievements in photography. Her photography has been published and exhibited internationally.
