tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515766404372144370.post7529750973031786744..comments2023-10-24T00:44:02.425-07:00Comments on the dot in the middle: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515766404372144370.post-72952596179425475792009-03-29T09:44:00.000-07:002009-03-29T09:44:00.000-07:00Very sensitively done Jan. There is both a great ...Very sensitively done Jan. There is both a great deal of humanity in the people images and also I think you've managed to capture the emotional content quite accurately. Feels very raw, and stripped bare. Like the energy has left this place only the people are still there. Modern day Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans is what comes to mind.Adam Stoltmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515766404372144370.post-36420951941281630362009-03-24T08:26:00.000-07:002009-03-24T08:26:00.000-07:00I love the effect on the corners of these photos. ...I love the effect on the corners of these photos. It's almost as if you're looking through a pinhole to another world. I think the exposure you chose conveys the stark contrast between the lives of those people and the rest of the world outside of that camp. My favorite photo is the woman with the cat. She has a story to tell and her face says a lot of it.<BR/><BR/>I've got another project you might be interested in! How about midwives in backwoods Tennesse doing natural child births at an old hippie commune?nryder98https://www.blogger.com/profile/02118124520646428699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515766404372144370.post-42943649186606746862009-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:002009-03-24T06:55:00.000-07:00The color play and burned edges plays to the subje...The color play and burned edges plays to the subject. There is a stark reality going on that many aren't willing to see and you pictures capture a view that is both uncomfortable and respectful.<BR/><BR/>Have fun and say hi to Eli.<BR/>SarahErskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331426042683854358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515766404372144370.post-42403001478594809452009-03-24T06:22:00.000-07:002009-03-24T06:22:00.000-07:00Hi, Jan --They're terrific. I love the color satur...Hi, Jan --<BR/>They're terrific. I love the color saturation. Normally, you see this kind of subject in black and white but your shots have this other-worldly quality to them, conveying, to me, just how surreal this whole situation is. Nice work.<BR/>Tom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515766404372144370.post-28016636232485194042009-03-24T06:10:00.000-07:002009-03-24T06:10:00.000-07:00Jan,Your images are strong and beautiful, they con...Jan,<BR/>Your images are strong and beautiful, they convey the depth of the situation. The style adds to an unease you feel from the location and the subjects.<BR/><BR/>As for the other issues there seems to be a common thread in these types of encampments. I shot Reagonville in Houston in the early 80's and the same issues existed there. Most of the people had been living in tent cities before the area became known and many were hostile toward almost anyone just not myself and the other journalists. Only a few were families who had hit a run of bad luck. <BR/><BR/>EdDawson Multimedia Productionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485609276768720888noreply@blogger.com