Here’s the Road, Jack

Doesn’t make me think of the lonely, disgruntled and meagre Kerouac, more the laconic charm of Ray Charles. Hit it, Raymondo!

The psychogeography of the pictures we make tell a hundred stories, some more obvious than others. After seeing these, one observant commentator noted ‘he’s stopped doing the doors’.

And then there’s Aaron Guy, with this road picture, one emblematic of his story of the truncated life and times of Ashington’s open cast mining workers. Or is it something else? It’s speaking to a lot of us right now.

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Like most photographers, Aaron doesn’t like being photographed, so he had to be persuaded to look at the camera. He’s in Brighton right now, at a Magnum workshop, which explains the tension in his face as he tries to explain exactly what was making him anxious about his week to come. More on that asap.

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3 Comments

  1. Posted October 22, 2008 at 11:46 pm | Permalink

    sometimes, I can’t see the wood for the trees…

  2. Posted October 23, 2008 at 12:06 am | Permalink

    Ah but the whole point is, you can.

  3. Posted January 20, 2009 at 11:49 am | Permalink

    This is the 1st time I have seen this post,

    Brenda,
    If ever there was an excuse to format a card this would be it,
    I am sure out of all the images your shot you could have picked an image with a less pained expression.

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