Jul 05 2007
From a Picture on NYT
On today’s NYT web page, there was this striking picture where hundreds of immigrants in the rain waiting to be swore in as citizens. The geometrical pattern of uniformed figures instantly reminded me of Sebastião Salgado’s photo of laborers in Brazilian mines.
I don’t think I can “explain” what I see as common between the two photos–not just visual patterns but the contextual reading, for example. Nevertheless, I have always admired Salgado’s works. If I can afford it, I would devote a wall for his original prints.
Here is a good link of some of his works.