Taryn Simon’s series The Innocents documents cases of wrongful conviction in the United States and investigates the role of photography in that process.  All the subjects in The Innocents are ex-inmates who were exonerated through DNA testing and then released after serving time.  To create her images, Simon “photographed each innocent person at a site that come to assume particular significance following his wrongful conviction: the scene of misidentification, the scene of arrest, the alibi location, or the scene of the crime.”

Taryn Simon is an American fine art photographer.  Her photography and writing have been featured in numerous publications and broadcasts including the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, CNN, BBC, Frontline and NPR.

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To learn more about Taryn Simon, visit her website at www.tarynsimon.com