zauhar
Veteran
This is interesting, crosses the line into performance art :
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures_of_people_who_mock_me/
Interesting also that she makes a point of stating that she uses a film rangefinder.
Randy
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/23/pictures_of_people_who_mock_me/
Interesting also that she makes a point of stating that she uses a film rangefinder.
Randy
nikonosguy
Well-known
very. unimpressed.
lousy photography, she's not that good- -- i thought this had been hashed to death with the huff post and petapixel articles- --- she dresses strangely, stands in the way of traffic flow and makes a scene, has a camera rigged on a tripod, well, no duh... people stare...
blah.meh.underwhelmed.
lousy photography, she's not that good- -- i thought this had been hashed to death with the huff post and petapixel articles- --- she dresses strangely, stands in the way of traffic flow and makes a scene, has a camera rigged on a tripod, well, no duh... people stare...
blah.meh.underwhelmed.
Pfreddee
Well-known
Good for her!
With best regards.
Pfreddee(Stephen)
With best regards.
Pfreddee(Stephen)
v_roma
Well-known
I thought it was interesting.
Noll
Well-known
I'm not so sure how new this story is but I give her credit for doing something different. It definitely has that "something extra" missing from the vast majority of lifeless street photos and isn't a subject that has been beat to death. Sure her tactics may be unorthodox but so are those others like Bruce Gilden.
jippiejee
Well-known
This wraps today's fish.
Ranchu
Veteran
Yeah this is good, it's a perfect reversal of their mockery.
zauhar
Veteran
It's not photography per se .
Let a prettier face and a nicer body 'obstruct traffic' and you would never see the contempt recorded in these images. I think that's the point here .
It may not be genius, but it's a brave piece of art.
stompyq
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+1 from a purely photographic standpoint these are really bland and unintresting
lawnpotter
Well-known
What did she accomplish ?
What did she accomplish ?
I don't think she has shamed these people at all. I think that most of them would not be embarrassed at them selves if they saw these photos. I think that many non fat people think that fat people eat too much and should be ashamed of them selves.( for the record, I am getting fatter as I get older and It sucks .) I don't think there is a lot of sympathy for fat people. Compare this to the young people that take selfies with homeless people as a back drop, these people have been outed and shamed.
What did she accomplish ?
I don't think she has shamed these people at all. I think that most of them would not be embarrassed at them selves if they saw these photos. I think that many non fat people think that fat people eat too much and should be ashamed of them selves.( for the record, I am getting fatter as I get older and It sucks .) I don't think there is a lot of sympathy for fat people. Compare this to the young people that take selfies with homeless people as a back drop, these people have been outed and shamed.
nikonosguy
Well-known
it's pretentious crap
Pablito
coco frío
Authority has spoken.
pakeha
Well-known
no, it is interesting - forget the 'perceived' quality of the photography.
Go look at the cop photo...you want this cop to take YOUR complaint seriously?
I always find folk of a 'certain type' react quite as predicted when the truth of their 'culture' is in their face.
Go look at the cop photo...you want this cop to take YOUR complaint seriously?
I always find folk of a 'certain type' react quite as predicted when the truth of their 'culture' is in their face.
lawnpotter
Well-known
I think the cop and his friend need to look in the mirror them selves
thegman
Veteran
Not my style of photography, but it's brave and different, which my work certainly isn't.
paulfish4570
Veteran
brave, different, interesting, documentarian: absolutely.
nikonosguy
Well-known
Bull. 3/4 the people in town are fat. I see people much bigger than her every day in the same town.
Maybe the way she is dressed and the camera setup are causing the reaction
Maybe the way she is dressed and the camera setup are causing the reaction
nikonosguy
Well-known
Also note, she is the photography instructor at the art college.... Very sloppy.
kbg32
neo-romanticist
I don't believe she is sloppy at all. Her style fits what she is trying to say. She is taking a hard look at herself and others, as they look at her. Societal standards are what she is mocking. There is a tremendous outcry in the media by those who get "photoshopped" to appear "perfect". They want to be left as is. As a society, we have gone too far.
Pretentious? Far from it.
Perfection is a pipe dream.
Pretentious? Far from it.
Perfection is a pipe dream.
gilgsn
Established
I put her name in Google Images and got many more photos. Some are mocking her but most are just looking at her. The cops photo is the one good image she has.
I see nothing wrong with looking at people who look different. It's a natural reaction. As long as it is just a glance and not staring.
It is an interesting project, more about sociology than photography, though of course the two are linked.
Gil.
I see nothing wrong with looking at people who look different. It's a natural reaction. As long as it is just a glance and not staring.
It is an interesting project, more about sociology than photography, though of course the two are linked.
Gil.
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