Photographs by Stella Johnson that focus on her 11-year immersive relationship with Greece are featured at the Leica Gallery in Boston Park Plaza Hotel March 7 though April 21. Johnson’s exhibition, titled “ZOI,” means life and coincides with the release of her book of the same name published by Wild Greek Press in Watertown, Massachusetts. To prepare for this profile, I spoke with Johnson who was in Oaxaca, Mexico, where she is engaged in a photographic exploration that has similarities to “ZOI” in the sense that her dialogue emerges out of friendships and it has developed over time. Johnson, a second-generation Greek-American, saw and experienced strength of family as an immutable and cohesive social element in Greece. In most of the countries in which she has worked, Johnson has lived among the populace and immersed herself in their culture. As a photographer, she considers herself … [Read more...] about STELLA JOHNSON: EXPLORING GENERATIONAL FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP BONDS