American Photographer Jennifer Loeber Takes Over Emaho Instagram Handle

Jennifer Loeber is a conceptual documentary photographer based in New York City. Her work focuses on representations of female identity and historical narrative. Her most recent work-in-progress, VERHEXEN, was named a 2021 Critical Mass finalist. She received a MACK First Book Award nomination in 2017 for her previous long-term body of work, GYRLE and was shortlisted for the Triskel 40 Photo Prize/Ireland. She has also been awarded the Purchase Prize at the San Diego Museum of Art (2016)

USA – Jamaica, Queens, the neighbourhood I grew up in, started as an ancient trading trail for American Indian tribes, played a pivotal role in the American Revolution and more recently housed both Donald Trump and 50 Cent growing up. By the early 2000’s the Jamaica Muslim Center attracted a large number of Bangladeshi families into the area and helped revitalize the neighborhood and surrounding areas both demographically and economically. Their cultural influence extends to the Howard Beach section of Queens where Jamaica Bay is now used as a stand-in for the sacred waters of the Ganges River and the faithful perform rituals called “puja” in which offerings are given to the goddess on the banks of its shore.

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