I love her images from South Africa in the 1940s. Her images give a warm, human quality to the subjects. The lighting is dramatic, with the shadows taking on a life of their own. I like the commentary she evokes with her subject matter, as she shows the humanity and majesty of people that were seen as part of an empire.Pictures taken from http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/larrabee/larrabee.htm
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If you are interested in the life and photography of Constance Stuart Larrabee, do search out my book, Constance: One Road to Take, available on amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Constance-Photography-Stuart-Larrabee-1914-2000/dp/1720258066
Sample reviews of the book as follows:
The Royal Photographic Society, The RPS Journal, Vol 159, March 2019, page 213:
Peter Elliott’s “authoritative study weaves biography with social history and visual analysis. Shot on the cusp of the apartheid era, Larrabee’s warm and intimate portraits of women and children remain particularly resonant.”
Publishers Weekly, "The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling", April 2019:
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-7202-5806-3
Elliott ... reconstructs the life and artistic achievements of South African photographer Constance Stuart Larrabee in this finely detailed biography... This fascinating account of an overlooked photographer will delight both historians and photography enthusiasts. (BookLife)
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