…it is pretentious for

…it is pretentious for photographers to believe that their pictures alone change things. If they did, we wouldn’t be besieged by war, by incidents of genocide, by hunger. A more realistic assessment of photography’s value is to point out that it is illustrative of what’s going on, that it provides a record of history, that … Read more

The suburbs have always

The suburbs have always been like an American version of utopia and a reflection of their hopes and fears. Erika’s version of American suburban utopia – which I am renaming the outer ring – is a diverse place, with affordable housing, the possibility for people to have small businesses, which is more realistic in the … Read more