Yes, well I was in Peru for Ford trucks. You know, it was straight up commercialism. When the shoot was finished, they gave the trucks to local farmers rather than ship them back to Europe. I gave everybody who worked with us Polaroid prints for instant gratification. You could do that too. The only photographer whose work of brown people I appreciate is Phil Borges, and he has expanded into cultural areas. So you claim to be a poor man’s Phil Borges? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Borges
Jan
You have made your inherent dislike of me and my work very clear, Jan. I was in Peru with Heifer Project International, photographing Quechuan farmers as they received llamas from HPI for a self-development program. Look at his eyes, does he look like he is upset that I'm photographing him? I have photographed people of various shades of brown and black in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Kenya as they received llamas, cows, pigs, goats, chickens, sheep, and bees. Usually I stay with a local family for a week and document how their lives have changed because of the animals and HPI programs. I have stayed with some of the same families several times over the last 30 years. I consider them friends. They love the prints I take back to them. Should I tell them, "Sorry, I can't photograph you because you have brown skin."?? Your hostility is the reason I seldom post photos on Photoforum. You must be a very unhappy person.
Art Faul
The Artist Formerly Known as Prints ------ Camera Works - The Washington Post
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