NY Times features photographer

PHOTOGRAPHY DEPICTS CHAOS AND EMOTIONS

New Braintree, MA - July 8, 2012  In early July the NY Times LENS Section featured a story written by James Estrin on the photographs of Donna Ferrato a gifted photographer and author.  Ms Ferrato has at least 2 books of photographs that show the anguish and chaos that festers in the homes of the abused and has been depicting them since the early 1980's.  Her book "Living with the Enemy" has brought this subject to life.  The photographer actually lived with many of the couples featured in her images in a surreal effort to capture the emotions.  She did capture emotion and in doing so became involved with some of the abusers first hand.  The photographs are painful to see - especially the images of the terrified children trapped in their environments.  The primal fear and anger exhibited by some of the child victims is palpable as their rage erupts both in the wishful protection of a parent and in some cases the unbridled attempt to model a violent family member - child against child.  I can only imagine the storm of emotions captured in the hundreds of photographs captured by Donna Ferrato.  I recommend you read Mr. Estrin's article.