Bil Zelman - Isolated Gesture

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I backed this book project on Kickstarter, thought I would mention it here as others may find the work interesting:
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Shot on film, of course.

For twelve years I obsessively carried a heavy, modified Nikon film camera with a powerful flash on it everywhere I went. I traveled to small town fairs, parades, public gatherings- Shot on the street and snuck my way into parties and gala events everywhere I could.

I never looked through the camera, but rather placed it near the scene with my outstretched arm, clicked the shutter and popped the flash. I don’t know any of the people in these pictures and I never asked anyone if I could shoot and people’s responses over the years varied from great interest and feelings of total flattery to invasion of privacy, near violence and even an unwarranted arrest.

(My only affiliation is being a Kickstarter backer.)