American Bedroom: Reflections on the Nature of Life

A cultural and anthropological study of Americans in their most private dwelling: the bedroom

American Bedroom is an unfiltered poetic photographic journey viewing Americans in their most intimate dwelling: the bedroom. The nature of the project is unguarded portraits of individuals, couples, and families that reveal the depth of their character, truth, and spirit. The images are paired with quotes from each subject and are full of subtle details that invite us to contemplate the idiosyncrasies of each enigmatic life.

Barbara Peacock is a photographer and director living in Portland, Maine. Since having started American Bedroom in 2016, she has won the Getty Editorial Grant, the Women Photograph/Getty Grant, three LensCulture Awards, four Top 50 Critical Mass Awards, and was named one of the Top 100 Photographers in America 2020.

Barbara Peacock is a photographer/director living in Portland, Maine.

She studied Fine Arts at Boston University and Photography and filmmaking at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts. Peacock is a 2017 Getty Editorial Grant Winner & A Women’s Photograph Grant 2022 for her project American Bedroom.