Prescott Moore Lassman says, "I am a photographer based in Washington, D.C. focusing mainly on black-and-white photography — somewhere between street and documentary with a strong dose of minimalism for good measure. 

My subject matter and interests are eclectic, but my approach is mostly intuitive. I search for images that resonate, for moments of synchronicity in everyday life. Because this approach relies on unconscious triggers, my photographs are often richly symbolic, though their meaning is not immediately clear (at least not to me).  For me, this is the essence of photography: capturing an image that resonates and then, over the course of months or years, figuring out why. 

These portraits are from the Miss Subways reunion held at the iconic Ellen’s Stardust Diner on May 2, 2024. “Miss Subways” was a bi-monthly title awarded to an individual New York City woman between the years 1941 and 1976. Each Miss Subway appeared on posters in the New York City subway trains for a month or two, along with a brief description.

Although Miss Subways invariably were attractive, they were not intended to be “beauty queens.” Instead, they were chosen as examples of real working New Yorker women with their own hopes, dreams, and aspirations. In some ways, Miss Subways was ahead of its time by focusing on the career goals of these women when society’s ideal was focused on being a wife and mother. Some commentators have even described it as “covertly feminist.”

The portraits here were taken more than half a century after the women appeared in the subway posters they are holding. The dichotomy between the two portraits raises complex questions about the passage of time. About not just what has changed over these many decades but, perhaps more importantly, what has remained unchanged."

Career Highlights-

City Hall Art Collection, Washington, DC
Individual Artist Fellowship, DCCAH, Washington, DC
First Place, The Human Spirit, LA Photo Curator
Best In Show, Exposed DC 17th Annual Photo Show, Washington, DC
The Photo Review 2023 Competition, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Soho Photo National Competition, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY
Carte Blanche, Lucie Foundation, Los Angeles, CA (online)
8th Annual Allegany National Photography Competition, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
Published in: Black & White Magazine, Shots Magazine, AAP Magazine, The Sun Magazine, Antietam Review, and The Washington Post