Larry Fink

His photos are instantly recognizable by their square format, in black and white with scalpel-precision framing. They mercilessly capture his subjects with a rare mastery of the camera flash. With determination and elegance, he has for a quarter of a century chronicled moments in American society that either move him, or which he finds unbearable, from hippies in his early days to socialites at the chic evenings and parties in Social Graces, his portfolio of portraits. Boxing, fashion shows, commissions for prestigious magazines and the insects in the grass around his country home all let him express his perspective with virtuosity and a sharp concentration that is at the same time profoundly human.