Dreamer #1

The two young women in Elaine Croce-Happnie’s photograph were caught in this moment in front of the church where the photographer is a member, First Parish in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The artist uses a printing technique developed in the late nineteenth century and special paper that allows her to add watercolor to the image, creating a dreamy quality. Her work has been exhibited in Boston, New York, and Madrid, where the government commissioned her to photograph “the elegance of Madrid” to promote Spanish tourism.