Outsiders

[lawrence]

I've been looking through the Bruce Davidson book 'Outside Inside' that catalogues his photo essays, many of which deal with outsiders (old people, gangs, circuses etc.) and was thinking it might be good to post similar photos. For some reason they never cease to fascinate me.

 

[helen.HH]

Its a Beautiful shot Lawrence...

I simply Adore Davidson's Book : Circus

 

[lawrence]

Its a Beautiful shot Lawrence...

I simply Adore Davidson's Book : Circus

Helen, please post something here, I'm sure you have at least one shot that would fit!

 

[helen.HH]

A Bitter Sweet day... by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

Backstory to this Photo...
Sitting in an Italian restaurant Enjoying the View & Breeze
This fellow passes by and begins to Tell his Tale
recently being released from Prison ( DNA)
for a Rape he did not commit...20 years to Late
Now An Outsider looking in, trying to reinstate himself back into 'The World' he once knew

 

[OurManInTangier]

Beautiful picture with the hands shaped into a heart, love yours of the guy looking in through the window too Helen.

Not sure how this may fit...

 

[OurManInTangier]

or if they must be human?

 

[OurManInTangier]

...most of mine seem to be 'insiders' with me the one on the outside. Not sure what, if anything, that may say.

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

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[Bingley]

Great idea for a thread. I've posted this one before but it seems to fit with the theme here:


Mission-Street-123008 by bingley0522, on Flickr

 

[Jan Pedersen]

Blues in G

Blues in G

From the streets of Portland

 

[helen.HH]

Nomad by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

 

[helen.HH]

warmth of Sun and a Place to Sit by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

 

[rhl-oregon]

Outsiders perhaps but not for each other

 

[OurManInTangier]

 

[OurManInTangier]

 

[squareshooter]

Pre-Photography 101 is taking street photos of people who look like the Unfortunate Ones. Pretty trite and ho-hum these days. And I have to object to labeling these people, without the help of any professionakl social worker or social scientist input, as "outsiders." Outside of what -- the human race? Your own middle class prejudices? How many times does one have to bathe every week to be part of the "in" crowd? If I have a broken leg you feel sorry. If I have a broken brain you think I'm not quite human. I think we need to do better than this.

 

[rhl-oregon]

In the Tenderloin

 

[Jan Pedersen]

Pre-Photography 101 is taking street photos of people who look like the Unfortunate Ones. Pretty trite and ho-hum these days. And I have to object to labeling these people, without the help of any professionakl social worker or social scientist input, as "outsiders." Outside of what -- the human race? Your own middle class prejudices? How many times does one have to bathe every week to be part of the "in" crowd? If I have a broken leg you feel sorry. If I have a broken brain you think I'm not quite human. I think we need to do better than this.

Please post examples so that we can learn and be inspired.