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What happened to Amanda?

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When photographers and objects meet things can happend that will leave traces. For very long. When Mary Ellen Mark met Amanda they formed a relation that still talks to us. Mary with her photography and Amanda with her expression, attitude. Here is the story about what happaned to Amanda. She is still thinking about the moments for the photographs and her contact with the photographer. The interesting article from npr.

http://www.npr.org/2015/06/27/417782675/what-happened-to-the-9-year-old-smoking-in-mary-ellen-marks-photo

Here is also a link from The Guardian about more of Mary Ellen Marks famous photographs. Of course the one with Amanda is included.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2015/may/26/mary-ellen-mark-legendary-photographs-in-pictures

People are everything!

😊  Pelle

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Well, is it?

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To me there is no question, but, not all photographs are art. So what is and what isn´t? It is up to you, and me of course. These are 2 articles from The Guardian about the subject. What would you be prepared to pay for that you couldn´t do yourself?

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/oct/19/photography-is-it-art

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http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/11/photography-is-art-sean-ohagan-jonathan-jones

Torremolinos-2This is a photograph of a painting. What is art and what isn´t? Can both be, and at the same time? You tell me.

😊  Pelle

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The past thing with photography

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I made these photographs some years ago, as you can see. Not knowing, or even dreaming, what was going to happen to the world. This is a series photographed with a small Minox 35mm camera, big as a cigarette box. Nothing special today, but back then it was. The series is all about Empire State Building. Seen from various positions in New York.

New York
New York. View from observation deck World Trade Center.

You can see that these projects, themes, that I am working on is not something new. Concentrating on a theme I try to see things from as many different views as I can.

ESB through binucular at WTC
Empire State Building. View through binoculars at observation deck World Trade Center.

Just as you press the button it becomes a thing of the past. Sometimes more than you can imagine.

Empire State Building at the top
Empire State Building. The top.
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There is only one color image in the series.
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On the way to the airport.

I have not visited NY for many years. It would be great to go there again and to work on a new series.

Empire State Building in limousine
Empire State Building seen in limousine window.
New York, Manhattan
New York, Manhattan. Empire State Building.

This picture of Empire State Building is special. It was made leaning my camera against my shoe. Not knowing precisely what I was aiming at. This is one out of 5 exposures. People passing were looking at me wondering what I was doing.

Manhattan, New York,
Manhattan, New York. World Trade Center.

Share if you care, thank you!

😊  Pelle