I'm not one that calls Magnum Photos the epitome of photography central (not that I have anything against itself or its photographers), but I went to take a look today so I wouldn't just have unknown "INDIE" (ha, Mr. Slade!) photographers on my page. I want to show diversity in what I can appreciate, photographically. So when I found Lise Sarfati on Magnum, I was so happy!
The first thing I noticed was her collection of houses or shacks. They're all so plain, so almost boring. One of them in a collection, I think, would look just plain dumb. But the fact that she has so many of them, it tells a story.
I began to wonder, What happened in these old homes? Are they uninhabited or does a family of six live there? What happened here?
That is why I'm intrugued, not because they're compositionally good (which I think they are) but rather because they tell a story. And the story is different depending on who looks at it. Everybody sees something different in these images.
I'm not one that calls Magnum Photos the epitome of photography central (not that I have anything against itself or its photographers), but I went to take a look today so I wouldn't just have unknown "INDIE" (ha, Mr. Slade!) photographers on my page. I want to show diversity in what I can appreciate, photographically. So when I found Lise Sarfati on Magnum, I was so happy! 
The first thing I noticed was her collection of houses or shacks. They're all so plain, so almost boring. One of them in a collection, I think, would look just plain dumb. But the fact that she has so many of them, it tells a story. 
I began to wonder, What happened in these old homes? Are they uninhabited or does a family of six live there? What happened here? 
That is why I'm intrugued, not because they're compositionally good (which I think they are) but rather because they tell a story. And the story is different depending on who looks at it. Everybody sees something different in these images.
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