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Post #406307 by ikitnrev on Sat, Sep 6, 2008 10:10 AM

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I just finished reading an essay from photographer John Rosenthal (The Sun Magazine, Sept 08 issue) where he talks about photographing various worlds before they disappear. I thought I'd share a few of his words, as they fit the thread here....


"I wanted the photographs to say See, this was here, and that was there. For a photographer, that seemed a simple enough and legitimate task. The moment we allow ourselves to forget the intimate details of a Somewhere, Donald Trump and his ilk, waiting in the wings, will happily make an entrance and build us a new and improved Nowhere - monolithic, impersonal, luxurious, and white."