Lloyd Wolf Photographer

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"direct portraits, uncompromising and honest."
The Washington Post
6/12/86

"...the immediacy of snapshots ...elevated by an emotional edge and a sense of real rapport with the subject."
The Washington Post 6/11/94

“Wolf's black and white photos offer compelling stories in and of themselves--intimate portraits that capture each woman's essence page after page.”
amazon.com March 2000

"...the black-and-white works featured in this... pictorial offer a stunning glimpse into the opening of minds, the raising of consciousness, the breaking of boundaries. Wolf’s camera captured these discernable subtleties in the work of Operation Understanding DC..."
horizonmag.com May 1999

“Wolf’s photographs are... intimate soulful portraits.”
New York Jewish Week 8/99

"His urgent aggressive work is ritual and homage to the coming of age of a man and an artist. If his warrior-like imagery...seems romantic and revealing, it's because Wolf has painted and celebrated the journey that, for many of us, is not over."
The Washington Star 11/23/80

"The images simultaneously embody the directness and familiarity of a snapshot, and the wit of an artist examining philosophical issues of existence and relationship"
District of Columbia Arts Center 1992

"Lloyd Wolf's work is concerned with the exuberance and pain of adolescence...His images are eloquent evocations of this turbulent stage of life."
Gary Nickard, The Chrysler Museum 1990

"Lloyd Wolf of Arlington concentrates on the contemporary adolescent scene with graphic results... his compositions stress not only quality of subject but a sensitivity to youth."
Virginia Pilot And The Ledger Star 7/15/90

"...sensitive and intimate portraits...This project is about passion, truth and reflection."
Washington Jewish Week 5/18/95

"...photographer Lloyd Wolf's...images provide strong testimony to the war's far reaching effects..."
Photo/Design Eleventh Issue

"Facing the Wall is a book full of tears and dignity that will leave no reader unshaken."
The Advocate and Greenwich Time 2/8/87

"...filled with arresting black-and-white photographs and personal accounts from fascinating women... Jewish Mothers is a celebration of the power of women, of motherhood, and most of all, the human spirit.”
The Washington Post 2000

"Most of the best work in the show is documentary in nature. Sal Lopes, Wendy Watriss, and Lloyd Wolf have been taking pictures of those who visit the wall... The cumulative effect of seeing these photographs is profoundly moving."
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/12/87

"Numerous photographs of the wall, most notably by Wendy Watriss and Lloyd Wolf, wisely focus on the drama of these icons..."
The Village Voice 10/27/87

"Wolf's personal work... is classically romantic; it is a key to his emotional life. He uses photographs with text as a personal journal to record his thoughts and feelings about his family, his friends, and his efforts to understand his life. Some of the images are lyrically, poetically beautiful."
Washington Center For Photography 1992

"Lloyd Wolf...and (his daughter) Emma embarked on a year-long photographic project which resulted in a series of dream-like photographs...exploring their relationship, their faith, and Emma's sense of self."
District of Columbia Jewish Community Center 1994

"The images combined with words are sometimes humorous, and always thought-provoking."
Washington Center for Photography Contact 1992