Are We There Yet? is a series of large-scale photographs exploring modern fatherhood by utilizing moments of humor and satire. The highly constructed tableau images create scenarios that play out the anxieties and everyday encounters of being a Dad. Each image deals with the struggles and stereotypes often associated with fatherhood. These include but are not limited to the realities of managing chaos, the often high levels of tension within a home, the feelings of lost identity and inadequacy in raising the opposite sex, along with the love and constant commitment of being a full-time parent. Colorful elements of contemporary childhood are juxtaposed with scenarios and symbolic elements that create a sense of unease and exhaustion resulting in surreal and humorous narratives of modern parenting.
Zachary P. Stephens
Zachary P. Stephens is a photographer, educator, and scholar based out of southern Vermont.