The Raw Lens of Reality: The Life and Vision of Larry Clark To look through the lens of Larry Clark is to confront the unvarnished, often uncomfortable truths of American adolescence. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1943, Clark’s artistic journey began not in a formal studio, but within the intimate, gritty confines of his own upbringing. As the son of an itinerant baby photographer, he was immersed in the mechanics of the camera from a young age, yet his true subject matter would eventually drift far from the sanitized innocence of portraiture. Instead, Clark turned his gaze toward the fringes…