UpCountry (2021)

Lisa Kachajian is an NYC metro area–based American photographer, born in New York City and raised in northern New Jersey. Autumn visits to local farms instilled a sensitivity to place, routine, and the quiet patterns of rural life, qualities that continue to guide her long-term photographic projects. Early studies in piano and ballet further shaped her attention to rhythm, gesture, and the subtler currents of daily experience, informing both her approach to photography and her work in music.

Kachajian’s rural projects focus on landscapes, farm life, and disappearing traditions, holding in view intimate moments and the small, often unnoticed gestures that mark daily life. She returns to her subjects with steady persistence, noticing and drawing out the subtler, more elusive qualities beneath the surface.

Alongside her rural photography, Kachajian photographs in recording studios, attending to the rhythms and gestures of music-making, and occasionally contributing vocals, including co-writing and performing on a 2022 Grammy-submitted album.

Continuing with independent projects that have long held her interest, Kachajian’s work attends to what is often overlooked: the quiet repetitions, small gestures, and subtle interactions between people, animals, and the land. The camera becomes a daily journal, quietly observing the rhythms and traces of everyday life.

Limited-edition prints of her work are available through her studio.