New Yorker
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Alabama Fears
It's tough having a history "Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, predicted in January that a “divisive concepts” bill — which presumes exposure to hard or unflattering history will melt children into gelatin — would pass in the first or second week of the legislative session. And happy Black History Month to you, too. The good news is that… Continue reading Alabama Fears
Ben Allen
Sometown
Tuscaloosa
I have been here for several days. I came to visit a dear relative, older and closer to the sunset than I am. I am delighted to find that he is doing well, better than I had imagined. I hope that he will be able to talk at my funeral! I have also come to… Continue reading Tuscaloosa
Wilson, Arkansas
Buildings Wilson
Lepanto Arkansas
Nighthawks
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Sunrise, Hindu Kush
I was asked to scan a few slides left by Peace Corps Volunteer, Richard Bodman, RIP. There are some fine images and I will post from time to time as get them scanned and processed (mostly cleaning away dust marks). Dick made this from an Ariana airline flight and just happened to be at the… Continue reading Sunrise, Hindu Kush
Richard A.Rader, Photojournalist and Tracher
From SPLC, Southern Poverty Law Center, 2023
James Mcardle
https://onthisdateinphotography.com/2024/01/09/january-9-critique/?page_id=50728 An ongoing series deals with people’s encounters with art, shot in galleries in New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Melbourne. Greg understands that there are precedents; Elliott Erwitt’s 1999 Museum Watching and Tim Davis’s 2015 Permanent Collection, but brings his own perspective, not only in, as he says, seeking “odd behaviour, coincidences, moments…humour plus sociology,” but also his candid… Continue reading James Mcardle