For our photographic narratives course, we’ve been asked to respond to Let us now praise famous men by James Agee and Walker Evans. The book includes Evans photos (see below) and Agee’s writing which borders on poetry in syntax. Throughout my reading I hear Agee’s apology to the family and people he met while on […]

For the photography class, we’re taking before (middle) and after photos. You can see my Americana post below for a window into my family and childhood home. This series is from a Bikram yoga class.

Although Rockwell painted and I’m photographing, and although I’m only documenting my family, I feel an odd channeling of Rockwellian (that’s a word?) Americana. At the same time, there are classic NE Ohio Italian-American tells on the table, including the “authentic” parmesan, salad, and a bbq chicken take on lasagna. Or maybe that’s just my […]