Hip-hop has been so important in my work, because it speaks to the idea of money being tied to cultural capital in an honest and transparent way. When I was growing up in LA, money was equivalent to class, and… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
These days, the media is defining what cultural capital is, and it's easily learned. If you have money, anything can be bought. We see this in China and Russia with what I call the "Bling Dynasty and New Oligarchy" in… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I'm also looking for the psychological elements that fuel commodity culture. For example, if we imbue girls with deep insecurity about their bodies through… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've often looked at the extremes as a way to shed light on the mainstream. Even though everybody says, "Money doesn't buy you happiness,"… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've been a documentary photographer for much longer than I have been a filmmaker. — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've often used the extremes in my work to comment on the mainstream. I think that sometimes a subject that I'm working on, like… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
My first book, Fast Forward, was about growing up in the shadow of Hollywood and how kids are affected by the culture of materialism… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
My photography is often a sociological look at American culture, and it's been very well published in the U.K. — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've also been documenting an unsustainable way of life. And you see in peoples' stories that this world of consumerism does not support the… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I'm constantly trying to deconstruct what I see and to show its beauty and its attraction. I use bright colors and strobes to get… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
I've long been interested in looking at the culture of consumerism and also was interested in this connection between the American dream and the… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
The economist Juliet Schor talks about how our reference group has changed over the last twenty-five years. As we spend less time with our… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
You have these relationships with people that you care about, but I also try to stick to my job as filmmaker and be fair… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
The people in the popular group say there is no peer pressure because they are at the top of the food chain. Really what… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image
