Lisa Kereszi, Photographer

Known for her hauntingly still imagery, photographer Lisa Kereszi's subjects have included junkyards, burlesque clubs and other desolate sites. Her commercial work for clients such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Nest, W, GQ, Tokion, Penthouse, Nylon, Flaunt, wallpaper* and others shares a similarly serenely meditative quality, capturing the quiet beauty of scenes that would otherwise likely go unnoticed.

Currently teaching at Yale, as well as continuing her fine art and commercial pursuits, Lisa took us on a trip to revisit the shots she took at Governors Island for a 2003 monograph on the former military base. We found several of the sites she captured, including a bus stop, an elementary school drinking fountain, bowling alley lanes and a Burger King sign. In an interview in an empty pool, Lisa shares how a mild depressive bent informs her work, her solitary working habits and her obsession with Governors Island.

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• Governor's Island

[shaneuk666]

@6tryphon6 Seeing as they're abandoned she's probably breaking in.

[6tryphon6]

Are those abandoned buildings open to the normal public or was it just Lisa who was specially invited?

[6tryphon6]

The book is just a fabulous piece of photos. Interesting video, but honestly.....the music....wasn't it a bit annoying?

[blazerxtreme1]

Wow! thank you very much this video brings back a lot of memories... the school, Burger King/Bowling then you were in the pool! just awesome!

[chanchitarica]

inspirational, Lisa! think i'll go out tomorrow and photograph whatever the hell i want. thanks for posting.

[xandyfree303]

She is so talented

[rottenegg0]

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[jonnystubles]

Lisa, thankyou so much for posting this video. It brought tears to my eyes as I had my childhood flash as I saw the different parts of the island agian. I lived there twice, first time i think 1983-86, then 1988-1992. Agian thankyou.

[ExoticLadyBug]

Haha "I think I'm a photographer cause i can't draw" ..I can so relate to her!

[11moonelf]

pretty interesting. inspiring, too.