Lise Sarfati

Lise Sarfati is a French photographer known for her intimate and psychologically rich portraits, particularly of adolescents and young women navigating identity and transition. Her work is characterized by a cinematic quality, soft natural light, and a deep empathy for her subjects, often exploring themes of longing, vulnerability, and the passage of time. She gained significant recognition for her long-term documentary project photographing Russia in the 1990s and her subsequent series focusing on American youth culture.