Work samples

  • Jalen Close-up at Seventeen
    Jalen Close-up at Seventeen
  • Stop for Poppies
    Stop for Poppies

    Alongside the road between Liepaja and Riga, Latvia, are poppy fields in full bloom during the summer solstice. The poppy is the flower of Palestine and is often used symbolically as a marker of remembrance of bloodshed; it can grow on lands where the soil has been churned due to bombs and killings. Here, the ground and dirt occupy most of the space within the frame, a nod to the importance of the earth's memory. 

  • Amethyst in Green
    Amethyst in Green
  • Kiril Submerged
    Kiril Submerged

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About Saskia

Baltimore City  

I grew up near Coney Island and was a photo kid who came of age in public school darkrooms. Photography has always been a constant in my life. After working as a professional photographer in New York City for a decade, I moved to Baltimore, where I earned my MFA in photography and now teach at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

My work centers on portraiture, often made in specific places to describe a need for belonging, open space, and recreation. Questions about generational… more