Emma Stiver

Part of a series premiering this Thursday at the X-ist Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey. Shot on location in Big Sur, California. July, 2014.

As a senior at Cornell University, Keri Blakinger was an A+ student with Olympic ambitions for figure skating. In December 2011, she was arrested in a hotel parking lot for attempting to sell six uncut ounces of heroin (valued at $150,000) that she was holding in plastic tupperware. Described as a “drug queen-pin” by the police, her arrest marks one of the largest drug busts in Tompkins County history. 

In these ten photographs, I tried to recreate a day in Keri’s life before her arrest, emphasizing feelings of disconnect and loneliness. 

All pictures were taken on 4x5 film.  Portra 400 ~ Horseman 45HD

Jen Ervin

River Trees with Spanish Moss, Winter 2013

We encourage you to read an interesting interview  with the Photographer on Tumblr - 20 year old university student @Sergio Varanitsa 1, 2  by odcloněno.com ( czech and english versions).

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