Priscilla Carrasco had the rare opportunity to meet the Russian Old Believers when they came to Woodburn, Oregon in the 1960s. Her Old Believer friends allowed her to make photographs in those years. She continues to maintain the utmost respect for the preservation of the Russian Old Believer culture and for her friends' personal privacy. The Old Believers have traditionally been averse to the intrusion of the media, but they have entrusted Priscilla to convey their culture in a respectful way through her photography and her book, Praise Old Believers. |
Praise for Author/Photographer Priscilla Carrasco:
"(I have) watched and admired the development of Priscilla Carrasco as a significant American photographer. With great sensitivity of compositional and texural factors in varied light, she has consistently created masterpieces of black and white photography."
"With camera in hand she has brought back great photographs from her travels abroad, but her most astounding work continues to be made almost in her backyard in Oregon. For many years she has photographed her friends, the Russian Old Believers, and made sound recordings of several generations of the Old Believers."
"I have encouraged her to publish her work. It is a great documentary of a little known folk culture"
Gordon W. Gilkey, Curator
Gilkey Center For Graphic Art
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