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July 23, 2005
Slide Show
The following photos are by Martin Johnson, a photographer active from the 50s through the 70sfrom St Charles, Illinois (about 50 miles west of Chicago). I came across his work when I purchased about 70 carousels of his slides 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.
I've added a page with about 25 of his photos to the Pocket Galleries over at Square America. Click here to see them all.
Here's a small selection.
Posted by nick at July 23, 2005 01:01 AM