This is America you won’t see in the travel brochures. These black and white photos are of real people and places that have been around, have taken a few hits, been bashed and battered and bruised… but are still fighting, still looking for the main chance, still hopeful of the American Dream somehow.
It seems the republic is taking a turn to the dark side these days. The majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The voices of freedom are in retreat.
Yet as an artist simply responding to the present moment, one finds among the suffering both beauty and courage. Photography art is my passion. I aim to use light to create a bit of enlightenment in these dark images showing real life.
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Viola, Illinois
Miami Motel
Cart guys, Memphis
Army surplus, Miami
Legal Assistance – Miami
God and guns – Wisconsin
Rodeo fans – Missouri
Skid Row, Los Angeles
Motel owner, Tennessee
South Carolina church burned 1865
“Bless are they” – Memphis
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"It seems the republic is seeing some bad days. The majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The voices of freedom are in retreat.". Unemployment is low, you aren't in any major wars, crime is relatively low compared to previous decades and politics has always been f****d up, so I don't get where the pessimism comes from. The whole world is demonstrably better than it's ever been, yet people don't want to see the light. I guess it's just easier to complain.
"It seems the republic is seeing some bad days. The majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The voices of freedom are in retreat.". Unemployment is low, you aren't in any major wars, crime is relatively low compared to previous decades and politics has always been f****d up, so I don't get where the pessimism comes from. The whole world is demonstrably better than it's ever been, yet people don't want to see the light. I guess it's just easier to complain.
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