Dazed 100

I nominate myself, my name is Taryn Segal and I am an NYC based photographer. This year I had the goal of publishing my first photography book. I met my goal and put out my first official body of work with Friend Editions in October. This book highlights my street photography and candid portraits of primarily strangers and some friends as well. This documentation of my first year living in New York City and final months residing in Los Angeles is deeply personal, I'm passionate about film photography and catching moments of softness and oddities that disrupt the mundane. To promote my book, I recreated an episode of Hot Ones, a video interview series I'm a super fan of. My roommate and best friend Mackenzie Thomas acted the part of Sean Evans and I had a crew I knew I could trust to accurately depict the set of the show. This moment showed me I have people close to me that believe in my vision and will show up for my ideas. Shortly after I had a solo exhibition of photos from the book, and a large crowd was present throughout the night. This body of work solidified my presence as an up and coming photographer in New York City and affirmed my hopes as an artist: that people are paying attention and like what I have to share. Attached is my hot ones episode and some of my favorite photos from my book, 'Bloodhound'