Dan Martensen – Wolves Like Us

In 2010, photographer Dan Martensen was introduced to the Angulo brothers by filmmaker Crystal Moselle, who had just begun work on the hit documentary, The Wolfpack. Chronicling the lives of the six home-schooled boys who recreated cultclassic films, fashioning props as well as costumes all from the confines of their Lower East Side apartment (inside of which their father once locked them for a year), Moselle's unflinching portrayal documents the power of imagination to overcome the realities of a troubled upbringing. At the same time, Martensen began photographing the boys, capturing the cinema-inspired world they had created, while also documenting their first forays into to the world outside. Taken between 2010 and 2015, the resulting collection of intimate portraits and still lifesthat comprise Martensen's Wolves Like Us adds yet another layer to the captivating story of the Angulo-brothers and is a bold testament to the enduring spirit of creativity.