prisoner

In September 2002, using a couple of Leica M6s and rolls of chrome film, I spent an afternoon documenting inmates from the Louisiana State Penitentiary picking row upon row of cotton near Angola, Louisiana. The images below are a result:

Like most daily newspaper photojournalists, I’ve covered my fair share of ribbon-cutting ceremonies and grand openings. I know of some photographers and editors who have an unwritten rule never to shoot the actual ribbon being cut. I disagree. It’s part … Read More