Using photography as a medium, Alana Goldstein tells visually compelling stories that are emotional in manner and reflect moments in time, a trait directs her lens to issues that dominate the news and those that are easily forgotten. Goldstein has always been drawn to telling the stories of those that don’t have a voice or don’t know how best to use it.

Her body of work entitled “Young Fighters” is a collection of images that explore the pervasive violence in American culture. For the past two years, her focus has centered on teens and adolescents, and the issues that directly affect them. This age group’s self-awareness and ultimate vulnerability has the power to expose us to the greater societal issues. They are our direct access to trends, cultural shifts, and pure emotion.

We recently interviewed Goldstein about her current projects, including the series Young Fighters. The background music comes to you from Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun.

Goldstein has worked as a photographer for the past decade. Her images can be seen in Newsweek, Beautiful/Decay, and Atlanta Magazine in addition to fine art exhibitions in Los Angles and Atlanta. She has shot for commercial clients including Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Capital One and Fiat.

You can see more of her work at www.alanagoldstein.com.