Michael Hoppen Gallery is delighted to present two photographic series, made nearly fifty years apart, that explore the vulnerability, beauty and ambivalence of adolescence. Joe Szabo began his Teenage series when he was appointed as an art teacher at Malverne High School, Long Island in the early 1970s. He started photographing his pupils as a means of engaging with them and building mutual respect. The approach proved to be very effective and Szabo’s s…