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Photojournalists
Photojournalists - Documentary - PhotographySince Guinea Bissau, Vitale was based for several years in India, producing memorable work from Kashmir, Gujarat and elsewhere. One of her most surreal works is from idyllic Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. The shikaras (gondolas) with their posts supporting colored roofs have featured in many travelogues, and she captures them perfectly, reflected in the mirror-perfect water, looking like some fleet of brightly decorated curiously rustic alien space fleet floating above the reflected clouds. Looking in them brings us down to earth with a jolt, as we see the khakis of the Indian border security force, seated guns ready to hand as they set of on patrol. Brockton, Massachusetts was a city on the rebound in the 1950s. A major interstate highway had just been completed, and people were moving to the area in record numbers. A viable, productive shoe industry in the city employed nearly 9,500 workers. Downtown Brockton was a bustling center of retail businesses. The city looked to the future with great expectations, because it had endured rapid contraction of industry following the end of World War II, and had thus far avoided the wholesale flight of industry that plagued other New England industrial centers. You have to understand that I am not an artist. I am a photographer and a journalist, working on a very high level." Unique black & white decisive moment/documentary photographs of life in Worcester, Massachusetts. (1969-1981) Hometown of Robert Goddard, Abbie Hoffman and Denis Leary. Included are classic images from various locations throughout the United States Judah S. Harris is a noted photojournalist and fine art photographer, and a graduate of Yeshiva University.His vivid portrayals of people, places, and life's moments have appeared in advertising, magazines, on the Op-Ed Pages of the NY Times, and on the covers of 37 novels. His photographs are collected by individuals and corporations and his images of contemporary Jewish life have been included in exhibits in various cities, including a permanent display at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. A feature article about his work appeared in the Fall issue of American Photo.
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