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« misswinkle : Funny...a photographer misspelling paparazzi.I take pictures...I can't spell...never claimed any ability :P]]>

2008-01-10T12:37:17+01:002008-01-10T12:37:17+01:00« misswinkle : Funny...a photographer misspelling paparazzi.I take pictures...I can't spell...never claimed any ability :P]]>174888

« blurmore : Ok...so it has an somewhat interesting title and biblical reference. What makes it not something that anyone with a int...]]>

2008-01-10T11:56:15+01:002008-01-10T11:56:15+01:00« blurmore : Ok...so it has an somewhat interesting title and biblical reference. What makes it not something that anyone with a internet connection and a digital camera could do?? From a technical standpoint I could render these houses with visual impact by using appropriate lenses and composition. The shot with the kids is disturbing on a few levels, yeah the kids are "playing" in front of a SO's home, but doesn't it look a little contrived? So if it is a setup, do you think he told them why he was taking the picture and wanted THEM in it? Did he obtain model releases from the kids parents and tell THEM why he was taking the picture? These realestate'ish snapshots of SO's homes gives me a sense of cowardice on the part of the photographer, like it was a photo scavenger hunt thrown together in a hurry, not a thoughtful exercise in depicting how "their" homes are indistinguishable from "ours". It IS sensational but it lacks substance. Just like his street photography this is an exercise in balls, not talent. The old school of street photography was a time honed process of waiting, monitoring the light, and OBSERVING people with camera with a sense of portraying them in their urban environment. His "street" photography is more a jackass like exercise in paparrazi reality photography. It takes balls to walk across the street and use a hand held flash to photograph an unsuspecting person, it does not require much skill, little process, and no forethought. As a sensational exercise the piece about SO's homes works, but as art it does not.Funny...a photographer misspelling paparazzi.]]>173714

2008-01-09T09:24:09+01:002008-01-09T09:24:09+01:00173696

« bluenutria : I totally disagree. The houses look to me rather unspectacular. And "normal." We would like to think that ou...]]>

2008-01-09T08:57:52+01:002008-01-09T08:57:52+01:00« bluenutria : I totally disagree. The houses look to me rather unspectacular. And "normal." We would like to think that our neighbors aren't involved in such things, but they might be. We can't judge anyone by their appearance let alone by their house. But the intent of this is not inspire hysteria. Not at all. It's to express mystification. It's to say "I wish we could tell from the outside what a pedophile looks like, but we can't." There is no clue in the way a house is decorated or built. Or how a person acts.

Interestingly, if the houses were of trailer parks and shacks in the woods, would we think those more fitting?

The title is "love thy neighbor" which is intentionally ambiguous. We should struggle with how to interpret it. Do we love all our neighbors despite knowing that possibly one of them has dark secrets? Love thy neighbor is clearly a biblical reference...so to complete the thought, the title would be "Love thy neighbor as thyself" The implication is that we have just as many dirty secrets as our neighbors, but how often do admit it? How often do we give in to the hysteria. In my mind, this is echoing the song by Sufjan Stevens...Ok...so it has an somewhat interesting title and biblical reference. What makes it not something that anyone with a internet connection and a digital camera could do?? From a technical standpoint I could render these houses with visual impact by using appropriate lenses and composition. The shot with the kids is disturbing on a few levels, yeah the kids are "playing" in front of a SO's home, but doesn't it look a little contrived? So if it is a setup, do you think he told them why he was taking the picture and wanted THEM in it? Did he obtain model releases from the kids parents and tell THEM why he was taking the picture? These realestate'ish snapshots of SO's homes gives me a sense of cowardice on the part of the photographer, like it was a photo scavenger hunt thrown together in a hurry, not a thoughtful exercise in depicting how "their" homes are indistinguishable from "ours". It IS sensational but it lacks substance. Just like his street photography this is an exercise in balls, not talent. The old school of street photography was a time honed process of waiting, monitoring the light, and OBSERVING people with camera with a sense of portraying them in their urban environment. His "street" photography is more a jackass like exercise in paparrazi reality photography. It takes balls to walk across the street and use a hand held flash to photograph an unsuspecting person, it does not require much skill, little process, and no forethought. As a sensational exercise the piece about SO's homes works, but as art it does not.]]>173689

« bluenutria : I totally disagree. The houses look to me rather unspectacular. And "normal." We would like to think that ...]]>

2008-01-09T08:38:13+01:002008-01-09T08:38:13+01:00« bluenutria : I totally disagree. The houses look to me rather unspectacular. And "normal." We would like to think that our neighbors aren't involved in such things, but they might be. We can't judge anyone by their appearance let alone by their house. But the intent of this is not inspire hysteria. Not at all. It's to express mystification. It's to say "I wish we could tell from the outside what a pedophile looks like, but we can't." There is no clue in the way a house is decorated or built. Or how a person acts.

Interestingly, if the houses were of trailer parks and shacks in the woods, would we think those more fitting?

The title is "love thy neighbor" which is intentionally ambiguous. We should struggle with how to interpret it. Do we love all our neighbors despite knowing that possibly one of them has dark secrets? Love thy neighbor is clearly a biblical reference...so to complete the thought, the title would be "Love thy neighbor as thyself" The implication is that we have just as many dirty secrets as our neighbors, but how often do admit it? How often do we give in to the hysteria. In my mind, this is echoing the song by Sufjan Stevens...Well put!]]>173644

2008-01-09T04:24:18+01:002008-01-09T04:24:18+01:00173624

« blurmore : Is this...supposed to be art? Is it evocative without the explanation? No. Is it sensationalism? Yes. Is it as bad as all the ot...]]>

2008-01-09T02:14:27+01:002008-01-09T02:14:27+01:00« blurmore : Is this...supposed to be art? Is it evocative without the explanation? No. Is it sensationalism? Yes. Is it as bad as all the other sex offender hysteria? Yes. Is it stupid? Definitely. Could be any random bad real estate photography.I totally disagree. The houses look to me rather unspectacular. And "normal." We would like to think that our neighbors aren't involved in such things, but they might be. We can't judge anyone by their appearance let alone by their house. But the intent of this is not inspire hysteria. Not at all. It's to express mystification. It's to say "I wish we could tell from the outside what a pedophile looks like, but we can't." There is no clue in the way a house is decorated or built. Or how a person acts.

Interestingly, if the houses were of trailer parks and shacks in the woods, would we think those more fitting?

The title is "love thy neighbor" which is intentionally ambiguous. We should struggle with how to interpret it. Do we love all our neighbors despite knowing that possibly one of them has dark secrets? Love thy neighbor is clearly a biblical reference...so to complete the thought, the title would be "Love thy neighbor as thyself" The implication is that we have just as many dirty secrets as our neighbors, but how often do admit it? How often do we give in to the hysteria. In my mind, this is echoing the song by Sufjan Stevens...

John Wayne Gacy Jr.

His father was a drinker
And his mother cried in bed
Folding John Wayne's T-shirts
When the swingset hit his head
The neighbors they adored him
For his humor and his conversation
Look underneath the house there
Find the few living things
Rotting fast in their sleep of the dead
Twenty-seven people, even more
They were boys with their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God

Are you one of them?

He dressed up like a clown for them
With his face paint white and red
And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed he kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a sleight of his hand
Running far, running fast to the dead
He took of all their clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips
Quiet hands, quiet kiss
On the mouth

And in my best behavior
I am really just like him
Look beneath the floorboards
For the secrets I have hid

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2008-01-09T01:09:45+01:002008-01-09T01:09:45+01:00173602

That made me laugh.]]>

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That made me laugh.]]>173369

« misswinkle : All those houses look like the neighborhoods around here on Long Island. When you look up the people on the website, you never thin...]]>

2008-01-08T19:52:14+01:002008-01-08T19:52:14+01:00« misswinkle : All those houses look like the neighborhoods around here on Long Island. When you look up the people on the website, you never think they are living THAT good.Yes they do. All NY plates too and the weather is the same so he wasn't traveling far as they all had to be taken around the same time.]]>173366

« dollyllama : I'm assuming all from around the same area too.All those houses look like the neighborhoods around here on Lo...]]>

2008-01-08T19:50:28+01:002008-01-08T19:50:28+01:00« dollyllama : I'm assuming all from around the same area too.All those houses look like the neighborhoods around here on Long Island. When you look up the people on the website, you never think they are living THAT good.]]>173361

2008-01-08T19:47:45+01:002008-01-08T19:47:45+01:00173340

none of the b@stards did enough time.]]>

2008-01-08T19:18:54+01:002008-01-08T19:18:54+01:00none of the b@stards did enough time.]]>