Elsa Dorfman Photography

05/31/2020

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/30/metro/elsa-dorfman-photographer-whose-distinctive-portraits-illuminated-her-subjects-herself-dies-83/

Elsa Dorfman, whose large-format Polaroid color portraits made her famous in the world of photography, and whose ebullient personality made her famous in the world of Cambridge, died Saturday at her Cambridge home.

10/17/2017

"The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography" by is now available on itunes!

Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography directed by Errol Morris for $9.99.

08/26/2017

Elsa on the cover of Harvard Magazine this month!

Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.

08/16/2017

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/errol-morris-the-b-side-elsa-dorfmans-portrait-photography-artist-soul-unleashed-polaroid-camera

Morris’s portrait of Dorfman conveys a lifetime of wisdom, self-awareness, frustration, and survivor’s pride. It's also a magnificent tribute to photography itself.

07/15/2017

http://www.newsweek.com/b-side-errol-morriss-documentary-elsa-dorfman-thin-blue-line-630960

In his new film, “The B-Side,” the enigmatic documentary filmmaker Errol Morris explores photography, memory and loss.

07/11/2017

https://hyperallergic.com/388879/in-a-new-documentary-errol-morris-turns-his-camera-on-a-polaroid-portraitist/

Errol Morris's film about the photographer Elsa Dorfman touches on big questions about cycles of life and obsolescence, but remains doggedly cheerful.

07/11/2017

http://www.npr.org/2017/06/29/533977179/the-polaroid-photographer-who-captures-the-b-side-of-her-subjects-lives

Errol Morris' unusually straightforward documentary about portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman is as charming as its sunny, voluble subject.

07/11/2017

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-b-side-elsa-dorfman-clip_us_5954fac7e4b05c37bb7c6a23

Hear her philosophy in a clip from Errol Morris' new documentary.

06/29/2017

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbm4jd/errol-morriss-latest-subject-is-80-years-old-and-cooler-than-you

A conversation with Morris and photographer Elsa Dorfman, the subject of his new film, 'The B-Side.'

06/29/2017

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbm4jd/errol-morriss-latest-subject-is-80-years-old-and-cooler-than-you

06/29/2017

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-the-b-side-review-20170629-story.html

Director Errol Morris profiles portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman through her work with the Polaroid Land 20x24 camera and her Cambridge, Mass., studio.

06/28/2017

Errol Morris’ ‘The B-Side’ Captures The Master Of A Dying Art At Work
http://uproxx.com/movies/the-b-side-review/

Morris' latest is a portrait of his photographer friend Elsa Dorfman and the antiquated camera she's used for decades.