Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence. Underscoring the ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-nots, portraits reveal a focus on cultivating image over substance, where subjects unable to attain actual wealth instead settle for its trappings, no matter their ability to pay for it.

"The American dream just keeps getting more expensive."

Credits

Lauren GreenfieldDirector

Lauren GreenfieldSelf - Interviewer

Florian HommSelf

Bret Easton EllisSelf

Kim KardashianSelf