I altered an image I found online of Misty Eyez “The South Florida Sweetheart” of Fort Lauderdale… this is what she s going to look like if can get a hold of her and take her picture

8:32 pm  •  25 May 2013

image from Alec Soth’s book Looking for Love, 1996

8:10 pm  •  25 May 2013

sovra:

Woman, man and dog, 1995

Roger Ballen

8:56 pm  •  24 May 2013  •  12 notes

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Roger Ballen

8:54 pm  •  24 May 2013  •  4 notes

pubertad:

Roger Ballen, Shadow Chamber, 2001-4

8:54 pm  •  24 May 2013  •  37 notes

picturedept:

Alyse Emdur, Prison Landscapes

The technicolor beaches and radiant sunsets collected and documented by Alyse Emdur appear to be no different than scenes found in department store photographs. However, these backdrops are part of the rarely seen and barely accessible realm of incarceration. Prison Landscapes features the fantasy murals that constitute photo studios throughout detention centers in the US – both as portraits submitted by inmates themselves, as well as documentary photographs taken by Emdur.

The project began when Emdur rediscovered a family portrait taken in a prison photo studio.

In 2005, I found a Polaroid photograph of myself, at age five, in a family photo album. I was pictured with my older brother and sister in front of a tropical beach scene in the visiting room at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey. Growing up, I was accustomed to the tradition of posing in front of backdrops for school pictures, holidays, and at amusement parks, but the backdrop in prison felt different. It amplified the sadness of visiting him. The painting behind us represented freedom, the exact opposite of the prison’s mission and the reality my brother was living. My sister and I could go to the beach, but our brother could not go with us. We posed in front of this painting of a beach instead and it made us feel more comfortable showing our friends the picture. We could say, “This is our brother,” instead of saying, “This is our brother in prison.” From the picture, no one would know he was incarcerated.

Prison Landscapes is published by Four Corners Books, and Printed Matter will host a book launch and reception tomorrow, Thursday, January 10th, from 6-8 PM.

8:38 pm  •  24 May 2013  •  91 notes

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1:56 am  •  21 May 2013  •  5 notes

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10:01 pm  •  20 May 2013  •  2 notes

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SUPER ZOOTSUIT

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8:48 pm  •  20 May 2013  •  4 notes