Island of Misfit Looks

The Story

Hi! It's me--Lindsay--writer, beauty enthusiast, and spoonie extraordinaire. Growing up as the daughter of a fashion executive, I have been immersed in the world of editorial artistry and trend my entire life. I have traveled the world with some of the best in the business and fell in love with the industry at a young age, which ultimately led me to pursuing a post-grad fashion career of my own. Unfortunately, not long after moving to NYC to pursue those dreams, my professional aspirations were cut short by the culmination of ever-worsening health issues that had plagued me for most of my life. I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), and my life was over as I knew it.

I was too sick to work, so pushing myself to maintain a grueling, fast-paced schedule in the high-intensity NY fashion world was out of the question. I was immediately put on a variety of serious medication with debilitating side effects that changed me inside and out. My body changed, my skin changed, and my relationship with the outside world changed.

November 08, 2013 by lindsay sustarsic in NYC, Streets

For me, it’s all about New York streets. They’ve been immortalized in who knows how many songs and poems, movies and books, but even though I’ve spent years documenting them with my photography, I don’t think I’m any closer to understanding them than I was when I started. They are their own kind of art, and for a photographer, all you need to do is setup the shot and take it. I have lived in New York for only five years, but I have been a working, professional photographers for fifteen years now.