SHANE LAVALETTE was born in 1987 in Burlington, VT. He is currently living in Cambridge, MA, studying for a degree from Tufts University and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. When he is not making photographs, he is writing about photographs. His Journal, which has one of the highest readerships of photography-related blogs, focuses primarily on fine art photography and issues concerning contemporary photographic practice. Shane's own work can be found at shanelavalette.com.