Tiffany Conrad, St. Gabriel, Louisiana 1998 - 2002

Deborah Luster’s 1998-2002 photograph “Tiffany Conrad, St. Gabriel, Louisiana” depicts a young woman, Tiffany Conrad, posed in a field, likely working. Luster’s work often focuses on the lives of African American women, and here, through a sepia tone image, she captures a sense of strength and quiet dignity in Conrad’s gaze. The image is part of Luster’s larger project “A Louisiana Story,” which explores the lives of women in the rural south. The use of a vintage, almost documentary style aesthetic, allows for Luster to further explore themes of labor, community, and identity.