Friday, August 28, 2009
Photographs of Teenagers /Almost Grown
CIGARETTES
IN THE MAILBOX
Stop!
warm glow
throughout humid night.
tired collapse
drifts
onto shadow-hidden faces.
could the answer
be the
discount wall panels
691-0061
or the
sign that says
perhaps one way?
to where
can we go?
sitting on the sidewalk
what? no cigarettes clenched
between dirty
fingers?
headlights in the distance
pass judgment
oh, thoughtful america.
they threw lit
cigarettes in
the
Mailbox
Someone described Joseph Szabo's work as photos of kids making out - it could equally be described as photo's of drunk teens. The best thing about this photo's is once again how they're black and white (ok I've already posted his pics back here-i know black and white is nothing new but I like it) and two that they are of real kids being as unselfconscious as anyone can be in front of a camera. You might also recognise his work from such albums as this
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