Tuesday, July 26, 2005

martin johnson


Nick, who posts excellent galleries of found photos at the boat lullabies, discovered the work of Martin Johnson at a flea market.
While some of the stuff was your typical amateur family stuff there was also some work that I think is extraordinary, work reminiscent of the 1960s photography of Gary Winogrand and Lee Friedlander- shots taken from behind the wheel of the car while driving across country, a series of photos of burning buildings, and two series of photos taken of TV screens- one of JFK's funeral, the other of RFK's funeral.
via the boat lullabies

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