{"id":9246,"date":"2017-09-17T08:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T12:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?page_id=9246"},"modified":"2025-01-09T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T12:52:31","slug":"lifes-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Life&#8217;s Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-i\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part I<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Regina, Farmer<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-i\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part I\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part I\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Farmer-8-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">This project is inspired by Irving Penn\u2019s 1950-51 portrait project he called \u201cSmall Trades,\u201d (which was inspired by another photographer before him.) \u00a0 My intention, like Penn\u2019s was, is to photograph people in their work clothes with the tools of their trades.\nThese projects have a lot in common\u2014they are a sort of social history, combined ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-ii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part II<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Jim, Mail Carrier<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-ii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part II\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part II\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-15-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">This is Part II of a personal portrait project that is\u00a0as much about social history as it is\u00a0art. \u00a0My inspiration for this project was a similar\u00a0one\u00a0by Irving Penn, which he did nearly 70 years ago. \u00a0You can read more about this, as well as some other thoughts about it, in Part I, here:\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work-part-i\/\nJim, mail carrier, ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-iii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part III<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Mary Francis, Minister<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-iii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part III\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part III\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-12-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">This is Part III of a personal portrait project about people and their work. It\u2019s also about the evolution of trades and professions. \u201cLife\u2019s Work\u201d was inspired by Irving Penn\u2019s similar project of nearly seventy years ago. You can read more about this in Parts I and II, here: http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work-part-i\/\u00a0and here:\u00a0http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work-part-ii\/\nMary Francis, minister, Plymouth, NH.\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-iv\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part IV<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Fred, Tree Cutter<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-iv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part IV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part IV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-24-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">&nbsp;\nThis project is\u00a0about working people and the evolution of trades and professions. \u201cLife\u2019s Work\u201d was inspired by Irving Penn\u2019s similar project of nearly seventy years ago. You can read more about this in Parts I &#8211; III, here:\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work-part-i\/\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work-part-ii\/\nhttp:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work-part-iii\/\nYes, that was\u00a0me carrying a chainsaw up the street to my studio!\n\nFred, tree cutter, Plymouth, NH\n\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-v\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part V<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Don, Barber<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-v\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part V\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB-84x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part V\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB-84x120.jpg 84w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB-504x720.jpg 504w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB-70x100.jpg 70w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-091317-44-WEB.jpg 1433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 84px) 100vw, 84px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">One of my\u00a0favorite quotes is by Henry David Thoreau:\u00a0\u201cCould a greater miracle take place\u00a0than for us to look through each other\u2019s eyes\u00a0for an instant?\u201d As this project continues, my favorite expressions are the same ones I am drawn to in the portraits by Irving Penn from\u00a0his similar project of nearly seventy years ago. They convey ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-in-paris\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work in Paris<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Call for Workers in Montmartre, October 21<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-in-paris\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work in Paris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-120x104.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-120x104.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-720x626.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-1024x890.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-115x100.jpg 115w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002-100x87.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris_0002.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Saturday, October 21, I&#8217;ll be photographing people in Paris (Montmartre) for my project, &#8220;Life&#8217;s Work.&#8221;\nI&#8217;m looking for workers in their work clothes: bakers, street musicians,\u00a0delivery drivers, waiters, sommeliers, or any worker whose look is\u00a0identifiable with a trade.\nIf you will be in Montmartre,\u00a0or you know someone\u00a0there who might\u00a0be interested in sitting for a portrait, please ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-vi\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part VI<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Jill, Police Officer<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-vi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part VI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part VI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-45-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As a portrait photographer, I am always interested in people and their expressions. \u00a0For this project, which I consider to be a continuation of one Irving Penn began in 1950, I am also looking at how the work people do has changed. \u00a0Our little town of Plymouth, New Hampshire has five female police officers. \u00a0Penn ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-vii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part VII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Ken, Karate Instructor<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-vii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part VII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part VII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-7-WEB.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In this project, I have been exploring the work of Irving Penn by actively retracing many of his choices. As I have done so, I have begun to discover some key artistic points where I am consciously diverging from his methods. Penn once said that he felt no obligation to make his subjects look kind ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-viii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part VIII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Amy, Ballet Dancer<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-viii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part VIII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part VIII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-100617-30-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">I started photographing dancers under the guidance of photographer Lois Greenfield in NYC years ago. From that work, I learned how essential it is to direct people toward your vision for an image, even if you don\u2019t speak their language. (I don\u2019t speak \u201cdance,\u201d or French. More on the French part in the next blog ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-ix\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part IX<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Lisa, P\u00e2tissier (Pastry Chef), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-ix\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part IX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part IX\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lifes-Work-102017-Lisa-6-WEB.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">There were many reasons for my recent trip to Paris. \u00a0One was an extraordinary exhibition of Irving Penn&#8217;s work at the Grand Palais. \u00a0This was two floors of his printed work, magazines, video, and the backdrop he used in his project &#8220;Small Trades.&#8221;\nI also wanted to continue &#8220;Life&#8217;s Work&#8221; in Paris. Penn first photographed workers ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-x\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part X<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Majid, fleuriste (florist), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-x\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part X\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part X\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-26-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">One thing I love about this project is that it&#8217;s showing how diverse\u00a0trades and professions have become, in terms of gender equality and nationality in the nearly 70 years since Irving Penn photographed working people. \u00a0Then, we would not have seen a woman minister, police officer or pastry chef. \u00a0We probably also would not have ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xi\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XI<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Laurent, Cr\u00e9ateur de Mode (Fashion Designer), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-30-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Across the street from my makeshift Paris studio, I found a beautiful boutique called Lab 30. My friends Christina and Hilde and I went in. I found a dress I loved and when I tried it on, I knew I would buy it. Still, I wanted to come out of the dressing room to show ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Christiana, Cr\u00e9atrice de Bijoux (jewelry designer), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-48-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Laurent, the fashion designer from Lab 30 (see Part XI), told us that the woman who was working\u00a0there was a very talented jewelry designer, and that her work was in the boutique. \u00a0Of course, we returned to the boutique to find out more. \u00a0Christiana&#8217;s\u00a0jewelry is intricate beaded work, and absolutely beautiful. \u00a0Her jewelry line is ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xiii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XIII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Basil, Joueur d'Accord\u00e9on (Accordion Player), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xiii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XIII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XIII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">One day in Paris, while returning from photographing a client, I heard beautiful accordion music echoing around the corner in Montmartre. I had been hoping to photograph an accordion player in Paris for my project &#8220;Life&#8217;s Work.&#8221; I don&#8217;t speak French at all though, so I decided to wait until my friends who do speak ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xiv\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XIV<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Published in Real Small Towns Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xiv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XIV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/realsmalltowns-vol-2-90x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XIV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/realsmalltowns-vol-2-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/realsmalltowns-vol-2-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/realsmalltowns-vol-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/realsmalltowns-vol-2-75x100.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It\u2019s always special\u00a0to see my work in print. \u00a0My portraits of Jim, the mail carrier, Regina, the farmer, and Mary Francis, the minister, from my project \u201cLife\u2019s Work\u201d are published in Vol. 2 of Real Small Towns. \u00a0The magazine featured a full page with portraits and an article about my project. \u00a0There are many interesting ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xv\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XV<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Casino, Fire Chief<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lifes-Work-Firefighter-1-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">This is Casino Clogston. He\u00a0began fighting fires when he was sixteen years old, when his grandfather was the Fire Chief, around 1985. Firefighting equipment is getting better and safer all the time, but firefighters still regularly carry over 100 pounds of gear while they work. The hood he is wearing here inside his helmet provides ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xvi\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XVI<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Anna, Nurse<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xvi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XVI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XVI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-24-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Anna, Nurse, Plymouth, NH\n\u201cAs all good ER nurses do, I learned to compartmentalize, created an ability to separate personal life from work life\u2026My work is challenging as a whole, that\u2019s why I like it.\u00a0 After all these years I\u2019m still learning, still growing, still being challenged. Mentally, physically, and emotionally. If I don\u2019t do my ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xvii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XVII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Jeff, Chef<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xvii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XVII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XVII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Lifes-Work-010918-39-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Jeff, Chef, Plymouth, NH\n&#8220;I became a chef to provide people with the space and opportunity to connect with each other, to take time.\u00a0 Cooking for others, and the artistry involved, is a conscious act of nurturing and generosity. I\u2019ve been a chef for 29 years and it  makes me happy to do that, even ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xviii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XVIII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">David, Luthier<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xviii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XVIII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XVIII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WEB-Lifes-Work-022018-3-1.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Since the 1960s, David has been a luthier, a maker and repairer of stringed instruments. He owns the Vintage Fret Shop in Ashland, NH, and also is teaching me how to play the guitar.\nWhen David first got this apron, many years ago, the words on it, &#8220;Master Craftsman&#8221; made him uncomfortable. \u00a0He said he didn&#8217;t ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xix\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XIX<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Diron, Federal Officer, U.S. Forest Service<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xix\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XIX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XIX\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-031618-18-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Diron is a Federal Officer for the U.S. Forest Service. He covers an area of about sixty towns in and around the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He also speaks, trains, and educates others, in an effort to protect the resources and visitors to the forest.\u00a0 He is a member of the Forest Service Honor ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xx\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XX<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Ellyn, Veterinarian<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xx\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XX\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lifes-Work-Veterinarian-11-WEB.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Dr. Ellyn Tighe has been one of the veterinarians at our clinic for many years. \u00a0She has cared for our animals through their entire lives. \u00a0If you&#8217;re like me and you need a vet who will let you know it&#8217;s okay to cry over the loss of your animals&#8211;even your pet chicken&#8211;she&#8217;s got your back.\nEllyn ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxi\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXI<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Josh, Carpenter<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-carpenter-26.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Josh started carpentry when he was sixteen years old. He took a job remodelling historical buildings in New Orleans in 2001 when he was twenty-three. He did fire and flood restoration in New Orleans in his middle twenties.\nJosh is also a musician. He plays guitar, drums, and conga drums. He plays rhythm guitar for The ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Maryann, Ice Cream Shop Owner<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lifes-Work-Ice-Cream-Shop-Owner-61.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">&#8220;Plymouth is a very special place. It\u2019s something my family and I have felt since the first day we drove into town. One of my favorite shop experiences happened on a warm Saturday afternoon in the spring. Our shop was abuzz with customers. There were five girls from a visiting lacrosse team at the bar, ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxiii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXIII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Zepherin, Chemical Technician<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxiii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXIII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXIII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Lifes-Work-071318-5-WEB.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Zepherin, &#8220;Zeph,&#8221; works for an aerospace company that builds, cleans, and inspects parts which often go into jet and rocket engines. &#8220;My job is to use a variety of chemicals to clean material off these parts.  dangerous, but thorough training and the right protective equipment helps keep us safe. It&#8217;s exhausting at times, but ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxiv\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXIV<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Robert, Plumber<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxiv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXIV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXIV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-plumber-24-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It&#8217;s the first anniversary of Life&#8217;s Work! \u00a0This is a\u00a0personal portrait project about people and their work, and about the evolution of trades and professions. \u00a0You can read more about why and where, and see more portraits in Parts I-XXIII here: http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work\/\nRobert has been a plumber for nearly 35 years. He has been our plumber ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxv\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXV<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Jon, Librarian<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lifes-Work-082318-202018.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">&#8220;The really satisfying part of my job is putting people in touch with things they want to read&#8230;if I get the right book to the right person, I&#8217;m enhancing who they are.&#8221;\nJon, librarian, photographed in Plymouth, NH\n\nYou can see Parts I-XXIV here:\u00a0http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work\/\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-call-for-subjects-in-paris-2018\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work in Paris<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Call for Subjects in Montmartre, September 24-25<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-call-for-subjects-in-paris-2018\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work in Paris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-120x116.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-120x116.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-720x699.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-1024x994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-103x100.jpg 103w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-Paris-2018.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday &amp; Tuesday afternoons, September 24-25, I&#8217;ll be photographing people in Paris (Montmartre) for my personal portrait project, &#8220;Life&#8217;s Work.&#8221;\nI&#8217;m looking for workers in their work clothes: a tattoo artist, delivery driver, waiter, soldier, sommelier, or any worker whose look is\u00a0identifiable with a trade.\nIf you will be in Montmartre,\u00a0or you know someone\u00a0there who might\u00a0be ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxvi\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXVI<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Kevin, Welder<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxvi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXVI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXVI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifes-Work-082318-22-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">&#8220;Welding is in everything and most people don&#8217;t realize it. \u00a0I love what I do. \u00a0I&#8217;m building America one weld at a time.&#8221;\nKevin, welder, Plymouth, NH, USA\nYou can see Parts I-XXV here:\u00a0http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/lifes-work\/\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxvii-chocolatier\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXVII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Fanny, Chocolatier, Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxvii-chocolatier\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXVII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXVII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-162048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">When I chose this AirBnB space online, it was in part because of the way I thought I\u2019d be able to set up a studio as I continue this project. Until now, I used the direction of the light to create shadows as a &#8220;location stamp&#8221;. The Plymouth portraits, all done in my studio, have ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxviii\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXVIII<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Violette &amp; Steve, Artistes de Tatouage (tattoo artists), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxviii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXVIII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXVIII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-Tattoo-Artists-II_0010.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In October of last year, I was working in Paris. If you have been following my project, &#8220;Life&#8217;s Work,&#8221; you know what that is about, and I had a client portrait session. While I was there, I spotted a striking looking guy through the window of the tattoo studio that was downstairs from the AirBnB ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxix\/\"><span class=\"entry-title-primary\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXIX<\/span> <span class=\"entry-subtitle\">Soufien, Serveur (Waiter), Paris<\/span><\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxix\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXIX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXIX\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Lifes-Work-Paris-66-WEB.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It&#8217;s a late September evening in Paris. \u00a0It&#8217;s chilly, but I open the window of the AirBnB in Montmartre to lean out and have a look at the sunset over the city. \u00a0In the other direction, in the middle of the cobblestone street up the hill, stands a man who has wrapped himself in a ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-in-london\/\">Life&#8217;s Work in London<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-in-london\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work in London\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-120x116.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work in London\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-120x116.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-720x699.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-1024x994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-103x100.jpg 103w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019-100x97.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-London-2019.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nCall for Workers in East London March 28, 2019 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Thursday morning, March 28, I\u2019ll be photographing people in East London for my personal portrait project, \u201cLife\u2019s Work.\u201d\n\n\nI\u2019m looking for workers in their work clothes: a construction worker, delivery driver, waiter, soldier, sommelier, or any worker whose look is&nbsp;identifiable with a trade.\n\n\nIf you will be ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxx\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXX<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxx\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXX\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lifes-Work-012519-15-WEB.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nScott, Parking Enforcement Officer\n\n\nIf you have ever parked in downtown Plymouth, New Hampshire, you know that you need to bring quarters with you to put in the parking meter.  One quarter gets you an hour, two gets you two hours.  After that, your vehicle might get a ticket placed under the windshield wiper ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxi\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXXI<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lifes-Work-012519-3.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nPlease meet April.   She is a career martial artist with special emphases, and is also a practicing ninja.   \n\n\nApril originally trained in Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate.   More recently, she was recruited by a secretive dojo whose rules prevent her from naming it. \n\n\nThe principles of Shorin-ryu are codified in what ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxii\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXXII<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Malik-Ibheis-Creature-Performer-IV_0004.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nMalik, Creature Performer, London\n\n\nLife\u2019s Work is a portrait project that extends Irving Penn\u2019s&nbsp;Small Trades,&nbsp;examining individuals based on profession.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nearly 70 years have passed since Penn\u2019s project. In this project, I\u2019ve been exploring the evolution of trades and societal views on identity and jobs. Time and culture affect the link between identity &amp; vocation, and what vocations ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxiii\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXXIII<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxiii\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXIII\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXIII\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lifes-Work-London-Ramon-Ayres-Mime-I_0022.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nRamon, Mime, London\n\n\nAfter I agreed to take my 12-year-old son David to London, I asked him who we should ask to be photographed for this project.&nbsp;&nbsp;We needed to find workers in their work clothes with the tools of their trade.&nbsp;&nbsp;David decided to challenge me: \u201cHow about a mime?\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;A few email inquiries led me to Ramon ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxiv\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXXIV<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxiv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXIV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXIV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Lifes-Work-London-Sarah-Wright-Puppeteer-44.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nSarah, Puppeteer, London\n\n\nWhen I first began emailing around to find interesting subjects for this project in London, one person gave me the names of two puppeteers.&nbsp;&nbsp;The email included a warning though: Sarah Wright and Mark Down are \u201cPuppetry Royalty,\u201d and you shouldn&#8217;t really expect to get them.&nbsp;&nbsp;But they both kindly said yes.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Mark Down will be ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxv\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXXV<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxv\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mark-Down-Puppeteer-Laughing-with-Mask-London_0017.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nMark, Puppeteer\n\n\nWhen I first began emailing around to find interesting subjects for this project in London, I was given the names of two puppeteers.&nbsp;&nbsp;The email included an interesting warning: Sarah Wright and Mark Down are \u201cPuppetry Royalty,\u201d and you shouldn&#8217;t really expect to get them.&nbsp;&nbsp;To my delight, they both kindly said yes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sarah was in the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxvi\/\">Life&#8217;s Work, Part XXXVI<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-part-xxxvi\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXVI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023-80x120.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work, Part XXXVI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Motorcyle-Police-Officer-I_0023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nLuke, Traffic Officer, London\n\n\nThis post marks the end of a nearly two-year personal project about people and their work, and about the evolution of trades and professions.&nbsp;&nbsp; \n\n\nLife\u2019s Work  extends Irving Penn\u2019s&nbsp;&nbsp;Small Trades,&nbsp;1950-1951.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Small Trades&nbsp;was rooted in work by Eug\u00e8ne Atget (1857 \u2013 1927).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each examined individuals based on profession.&nbsp;In 70 year jumps, each wrestled with ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-occupations-and-identity\/\">Life&#8217;s Work: Occupations and Identity<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-occupations-and-identity\/\" title=\"Life&#039;s Work: Occupations and Identity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-120x80.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Life&#039;s Work: Occupations and Identity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-720x478.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lifes-Work-Exhibit-Flyer-Image.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nExhibit at the Galletly Gallery\n\n\n\nBrochure for Life&#8217;s Work: Occupations and Identity.  Jan. 7-31, 2020.   The Galletly Gallery, Moore Center, New Hampton, NH.\n\n\n\nA press release from The Galletly Gallery:\n\n\n\n\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nMedia inquiries: Laura Dougherty, Director of Marketing &amp; Communications\n(603) 677-3417, &#108;&#x64;&#111;&#x75;&#103;&#x68;e&#x72;t&#x79;&#64;&#x6e;e&#x77;h&#x61;m&#x70;t&#x6f;n&#x2e;o&#114;&#x67;\nLifes&#8217; Work: Occupations and Identity by Maundy Mitchell\nNew Hampton, NH, December 19, 2019\nLife\u2019s ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-occupations-identity\/\">&#8220;Life&#8217;s Work: Occupations &#038; Identity&#8221;<\/a><\/h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/lifes-work-occupations-identity\/\" title=\"&quot;Life&#039;s Work: Occupations &amp; Identity&quot;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"63\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-120x63.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;Life&#039;s Work: Occupations &amp; Identity&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-120x63.jpg 120w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-720x377.jpg 720w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER-100x52.jpg 100w, https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kimball-Jenkins-Lifes-Work-FB-EVENT-COVER.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nExhibit at Kimball Jenkins School of Art\n\n\nDo you miss art exhibits? Come see this one at Kimball Jenkins School of Art in September. It&#8217;s in the beautiful, historic Carriage House. The reception will be inside and outside on the pretty grounds. The big doors will be open for easy social distancing.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a project I ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/category\/projects\/lifes-work\/\">Read more<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9246","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9247,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9246\/revisions\/9247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}