Dan Fenstermacher
Dan Fenstermacher merges documentary storytelling, and street photography with both humor and activism. Fenstermacher was recently selected as the winner of the 2020 Miami Street Photography Festival International Series Contest and the 15th Annual Smithsonian Photo Contest for the American Experience category.
Fenstermacher has photographic experience on four continents including a multi-media internship in Accra, Ghana, as a portrait photographer in Sydney, Australia, a Professor of Fine Arts at Xiangfan University in China, and as an artist-in-residence in San Ramon Costa Rica. His work about mental illness and stigma has been featured in The Huffington Post.
He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Photography from San Jose State University, is a member of the Bay Area Photographers Collective, and teaches photography at West Valley Community College.
“What’s Eating You?”
This series shows the end of the lifecycle of animals raised for sale and consumption at Klong Toey market in Bangkok, Thailand.
Through these photographs I aim to take viewers on a visual tour of the famous market, including all of its humor, charm, bustling activity, and also the not-so-pretty side of the market as well. Klong Toey is a wonderful backdrop to explore the intricacies of vibrant culture.
With the stark reality of the meat industry becoming ever more apparent via new media and social change, viewers can decide for themselves if what you they eating is helping or hurting the environment and their bodies.
