Photographs 1954-1990 David Seymour A figure peers through the

A figure peers through the mesh of a traditional Monimbó dance mask in this 1978 scene from Nicaragua

Freed was in the early stages of what would become the landmark photo project

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He also shot four films for Japanese

Photographs 1954-1990 David Seymour A figure peers through theFor this collection, Brooklyn born photographer Leonard Freed chose his most powerful images taken during a period of over thirty years spent traveling across continents. It is around the theme of 'life and all its emotions' that Freed conceived this anthology, and it balances his commissioned work with images reflecting a more personal quality. Freed's images are, like those of Boubat, Doisneau, and Cartier Bresson, full of irony, humor, and pathos.