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26 Photos Of Americans In Their Bedrooms Let Us Take A Glimpse Into Their Private Lives
Barbara Peacock is a successful American commercial photographer based in Portland, Oregon. She has recently started a new project where she aims to photograph the hidden and transparent complexities of who Americans are as individuals and a nation through detailed and intimate portraits taken in the bedrooms across the USA.
The people in her photographs come from different backgrounds – some of them are friends of the author, and others are just strangers who she invites to participate in the project in various ways, for example, on social media or by leaving a card with all the information at local shops. Scroll down to see this unique approach for yourself.
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Her quilt brings back fond memories of my Grandma. She made all of her grandkids special ones. I still have mine. I miss her.
Ahh the typical bachelor pad ... but where's the hot plate and empty KD boxes?
God love him...widower, very faithful wife...but leaves the reminders of her and her Faith around him to...feel close to her....that's my guess
Let your freak flag fly, baby! Wow. There is a LOT going on in this room. I'm fascinated by the rainbow keyboard, too.
The classic bedroom that feels like a prison cell look. I was that young once. It'll get better, my friend, trust me.
Having worked in a nursing home, here is my suggestion for those of you who want to hug her and be with her: do exactly that!!! So many of these amazing people either have no family or family that lives far away. They want the company! Being a volunteer or even just going to visit them would honest to god make their day.
Looks like the only person still connected to the world is looking out the window.
Puppy is too shy for the camera, please, I haven't had my morning pupcake!
Don't you want to make up these people's stories? I see this one as working on the novel he is secretly writing, before he goes to work at his bartending job at the cowboy bar.
Now is the kiddo taking a pic of the photographer? That's cute!
I am a girl, and I had toy six shooters as a kid in the early 70's. My dad was a pacifist (saw the destruction in Japan after WWII and it changed him) but he wasn't opposed to having a firearm for protection in the home (although we didn't, too poor for a handgun).
I wonder if the boy is autistic. My son loved to sleep in his closet, toy, clothes, junk and all. It made him feel safe.
I once had my bed in the closet too. It was a great way to save space and I decorated so it became a cozy womb-like space. :)
A child with a big imagination. I wonder what he is thinking? Is it The Jungle Book or Tarzan? Maybe his own story filled with colourful pages. I hope his spirit never fades to black and white.
I have a pipe wrench on my bedside table tastefully decorated with my bohemian vibe....because guns kill people and you have to work really hard to kill someone with a pipe wrench.
It's a pipe wrench not a gun. Zoom in and you will easily see.
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All the snowflakes in this comment section are crying over a pipe wrench because they think it might be a gun ........... Maybe you should learn more about guns before you start crying :(
It is impossible to tell if the child is sitting on a bed inside a converted closet.. while the interior of this room is filled with schedules, toys, games, cat trees, and one of the things the child loves - the cat.
We're getting carried away here, folks!! They put the kids bed, in the closet! To who's bedroom!!
This boy is sleeping in a closet?? At least take the door off the hinges.
Zoom in and you'll see that it's one of the handles of that bag hanging on the doorknob.
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Alcove beds. Snugger. Easier to heat, no drafts, no excess light pollution. Bed stays out of the way during the day and allows for full use of the rest of the room.
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Maybe he wanted his bed in the closet of his room for FUN.... I was like this as a kid .... Nice assumption though
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Do you mean the wrench on the cat perch? Because that's what it is. It's not a gun.
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I really like this series of pictures! Too bad there's only 27, I could have scrolled through these for hours :P
The ones of older people are fascinating and sad. So much history that maybe only they will remember
The first photo made me feel so sad. This looks like a mature woman without resources living on a minimal income.
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The sheer amount of accent furniture that is the same from pic to pic makes it clear these are all staged, and not well. See the "antique" nightstand in several pics, the leopard chair, etc. These aren't real, which is a real shame. Great pics, but not authentic.
I couldn't find the leopard chair more than once (the second time is just another photo of the same person in the very same room) but I definitely see that antique nightstand at least twice, and maybe even one of the dressers.
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Most of these photos speak clearly of poverty and desperation. The contrast with the luxury of the others is especially jarring.
Really great images. Compositions are engaging. and I love the use of natural light. Five Gold Stars.
The mess and clutter in most of them made me feel like I'm a damn good housekeeper.
Hello? I'd like to report a bug. Some of the pics are missing animals in them (mostly cats)!
bedrooms tells a lot about the person in you and sometimes things about yourself you might not even know. In fact a good place where you can perform your own psychotherapy..... giggle
I do think numbers 7 and 8 might be the same guy in 2 different places lol
Great photos, but some text, a fuller story, would have made all of these into actual photojournalism
It would be cool if an artist (collaborating with a historian) made a book of drawings that show how people slept throughout history, starting all the way back to when we were hunter/gatherers.
I view the way a bedroom looks as the state of mind of the occupant. We are in big trouble. A very revealing and important series.
If someone is in the bedroom taking pictures then consciously or unconsciously they are posed. So how realistic and intimate can they be?
I'm a bot disappointed. Do no gay and lesbians Americans exist with their partners sleeping in the same room?
Sure they do! These are either her pals or volunteers, per the opening statements. Maybe the right gay or lesbian couple just hasn't volunteered yet. ;)
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Great photography! So much decluttering needs to happen. A lot of these make me feel so anxious.
It doesn't "need to happen" if the people living there like it or aren't bothered by it.
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I really like this series of pictures! Too bad there's only 27, I could have scrolled through these for hours :P
The ones of older people are fascinating and sad. So much history that maybe only they will remember
The first photo made me feel so sad. This looks like a mature woman without resources living on a minimal income.
Load More Replies... The sheer amount of accent furniture that is the same from pic to pic makes it clear these are all staged, and not well. See the "antique" nightstand in several pics, the leopard chair, etc. These aren't real, which is a real shame. Great pics, but not authentic.
I couldn't find the leopard chair more than once (the second time is just another photo of the same person in the very same room) but I definitely see that antique nightstand at least twice, and maybe even one of the dressers.
Load More Replies... Most of these photos speak clearly of poverty and desperation. The contrast with the luxury of the others is especially jarring.
Really great images. Compositions are engaging. and I love the use of natural light. Five Gold Stars.
The mess and clutter in most of them made me feel like I'm a damn good housekeeper.
Hello? I'd like to report a bug. Some of the pics are missing animals in them (mostly cats)!
bedrooms tells a lot about the person in you and sometimes things about yourself you might not even know. In fact a good place where you can perform your own psychotherapy..... giggle
I do think numbers 7 and 8 might be the same guy in 2 different places lol
Great photos, but some text, a fuller story, would have made all of these into actual photojournalism
It would be cool if an artist (collaborating with a historian) made a book of drawings that show how people slept throughout history, starting all the way back to when we were hunter/gatherers.
I view the way a bedroom looks as the state of mind of the occupant. We are in big trouble. A very revealing and important series.
If someone is in the bedroom taking pictures then consciously or unconsciously they are posed. So how realistic and intimate can they be?
I'm a bot disappointed. Do no gay and lesbians Americans exist with their partners sleeping in the same room?
Sure they do! These are either her pals or volunteers, per the opening statements. Maybe the right gay or lesbian couple just hasn't volunteered yet. ;)
Load More Replies... Great photography! So much decluttering needs to happen. A lot of these make me feel so anxious.
It doesn't "need to happen" if the people living there like it or aren't bothered by it.
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