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    Craigslist

    Artist Blog by Paloma Dooley

    I love browsing Craigslist apartment listings for cute Los Angeles apartments and Hudson Valley cottages – not because I’m looking to move (I’ve lived in the same house in Eagle Rock for over five years and love it), but as a way of window shopping for other lives. It’s a chance to imagine paths I won’t or can’t take.

    What fascinates me most is how non-photographers and non-realtors capture these spaces. Their photos, meant to entice potential renters or buyers, often end up as unintentionally sublime – beautiful, chaotic, unpolished, sometimes even surreal. I pay close attention to how they frame doors, windows, and yards, these transitional spaces between inside and out.

    I love when ambient light and flash mix awkwardly, when the photographer’s shadow or reflection sneaks into the frame, when a pet appears unexpectedly. I try to guess how many minutes they spent taking these pictures and imagine the person who will eventually sign the lease, stepping into a life I’ve only glimpsed through these imperfect yet strangely compelling images.

    Paloma Dooley is part of Issue 17 by Guest Editor Torbjørn Rødland

    Check out her Artist Feature Borrowed Landscape.

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    Paloma Dooley

    Paloma Dooley grew up in New York and earned a BA in photography from Bard College. In 2016, she completed a monthlong residency at the Vermont Studio Center. She shoots exhibition photography for museums, galleries, and artists, and shoots editorial assignments for Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Yorker, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, where she recently completed a four-month residency at Quinn Emanuel Artists in Residence. She is a recipient of a 2024 Puffin Foundation Artist Grant. She uses a large format view camera to photograph predominantly in the landscape at home and on the road.