Black Friday


In pursuit of happiness; a Black Friday series, is my response to a call for photographs from Picture Black Friday .


Choosing to avoid an approach that illustrates specific human spectacles (the 5 AM opening crowd..etc), I chose an indirect approach that seeks to present photographic records that are indexical. My approach however is personal and poetic with full acknowledgement that if there is any “truth” to be found in a photojournalism endeavor - it is in recognizing up front that the “story” is formed through the editing and combining of indexical images with the intent to convey a form of information.  This, I am attempting honestly with each photograph selected as my reflections upon the current state of American consumer culture.


1. Pursuit of happiness                    2. Every season, Every occasion, Every day!                     3. Foreclosure                      4. November Lilies                     5. Progress: Meier & Frank to Macy's

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