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  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2001-2002<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Her apartment in suburbs of Balitmore<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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An old girlfriend of mine<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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I am playing with her one-year-old cat, named Monster. I am also wearing a pair of Doc Martins that look like hiking boots...woah...<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Like I was young once!<br />
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This girlfriend of mine eventually became my wife, and our children got to meet this cat. When they saw the photo, they squealed <br />
"Aaawwwww!"<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No. I expected a photo from a camping trip, or some family gathering.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Apartment living in my early 20s. Roommates, cheap carpet, furniture that doesn't match, linoleum floors...<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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They won't care. It's just a guy, playing with a cat, and no one looks particularly great.<br />
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Film photos were uglier. You didn't know what you got, so you didn't take it again if it didn't work out.
    Andrew B Wardlaw III 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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August 8-9, 1999<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Lazarevac, Serbia<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Mike Staresinic<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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People queue for gas in the shortages following the 1999 Kosovo War.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Certainly another era is upon us. I was glad to have captured what was going on and not often seen elsewhere.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I spent much of the 1990s photographing ceremonies in Africa. I thought the 50 rolls of undeveloped film I have are of those ceremonies. I was happily surprised to find 20-year old images of Serbia.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Slobodan Milosevic threw Serbia into chaos by driving to war in Kosovo. The already weak economy of this pariah country (not a member of the UN or other international bodies) experienced isolation and hyper-inflation. People struggled for basic daily needs. This was the last weekend of a 2-month lull after the war and the renewed start to opposition to Milosevic.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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People will be curious about content and context. Why only young men only seem to be queuing? Can we learn anything about them from their gestures and interactions?
    Michael Staresinic 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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August 1999<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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The yard of Strajin Antonijevic in Lazarevac, Serbia<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Mike Staresinic<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Nevena Antonijevic holds her 8th grade graduation photo on a visit to her Dad in the last summer doldrum of 1999. The Kosovo War has just ended and the opposition to the government of Slobodan Milosevic is about to restart in a pariah country isolated and estranged from much of the world.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I feel a sense of accomplishment that I was able to capture the times and emotions as the country swayed from crisis to crisis. This was the last interlude - "coming up for air" I called it - between the major tumult of the Kosovo War 2 months earlier and the start of renewed opposition that month. We soon headed back to the capital and events were intense for the next 14 months. Nevena and I married 2 months later in Belgrade in the midst of mounting protest and turmoil.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I have 50 rolls of exposed film that I best recall as images of African Ceremonies I shot across the continent in the 1990s. I had no clue, and am happily surprised to learn, that some of the rolls are from the end of the Milosevic era - which I documented from Belgrade in tens of thousands of photos from 1997 through 2001.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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"Coming up for air" - the peaceful moments between tumult; Nevena's family gathering in the yard. Trying to get around to visit them in a country without much gas.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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People may feel as if they know something about her from this pensive moment. I welcome reactions as a photograph, like a person, is multi-dimensional.
    Michael Staresinic 01.jpg
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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October 2011<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Rockhill Creamery Farm in Richmond, UT<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did.<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is an exboyfriend and a cow. haha. We had gone up to Rockhill Creamery (Farm) for the weekend to visit a friend who was working there. We had a lovely time exploring the farm, meeting all the cows, and having a delicious meal in the barn.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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This feels like a lifetime ago! Looking through these forgotten photos flooded me with a rush of emotions, they brought back so many memories and adventures.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was going to be on this old roll of film that was still in my Holga camera. I didn't know how many years old the photos would be, but I assumed there would probably <br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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This photo brings back some really great memories with this exboyfriend. While we are both in better places now, we had many years of fun and adventure together, which I look back on fondly.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Because of the Holga photo, the black and white film, the lighting, and probably the fact that the film is quite old, the whole photo looks quite blurry. While others may just see a blurry cow and man, I see a long-ago adventure with a long-lost love.
    Beverly Pecoraro
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2004<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Cambodia<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My daughter Nina is sitting in a temple fanning herself as it was very hot.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Very nostalgic. I miss the days when my children were young and together we discovered new places, new cultures.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on this roll but expected that it would be from around this time because we soon were using digital cameras<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Memories of bonding with my family, feelings of possibilities<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I think they will like the red fan and wonder what the child's expression is behind it.
    Bruce Lampcov
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1990<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Somewhere in the Basque Country in Spain<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did.<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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The girls pictured are the nieces of my then boyfriend (who would later become a celebrated filmmaker; Spain's Goya-decorated, national treasure). These little girls used to call me 'tía' all those years ago. I loved them. Our summer days were filled with pretend play and song and dance and I thought that they would always be in my life. And then for reasons I barely understand even today, I ran.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Wistful. Hailing from a small, complicated family back in my native lower Manhattan, my then boyfriend's carefree, loving family in Spain was to me the stuff of mythology. Quickly I became enmeshed in the fabric of this family; their otherworldliness was the antidote to my own life back in New York.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No. The old roll of Tr-X that had taken up residence in my drawer for nearly 30 years always dared me to imagine. I never planned to develop it. I assumed if there was anything on the roll, it would either be something innocuous, like pictures of my grandmother or something embarrassing, like theatrical, nude self portraits. I might have taken pictures like that back then.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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The photos bring back a memory of time and a place, but more than that, they remind me of way I looked at the world as a young woman on the cusp of adulthood. These photos provoke a strong sense of longing in me; for youth and the illusion of its endless possibilities.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Behind these pictures of lost 'relatives' & girlish rapture is a young woman behind the camera, consumed by passion & uncertainty. But without the background, without the context, I am not really sure what people will see or how they will respond
    Elizabeth Kamir
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1999<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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My Childhood Home<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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My Brother, Bruce<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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My mother is fixing a snack for my brother who is playing around with a new camera.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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My brother passed away last week and our mother in 2009. I'm feeling wistful. And grateful the project was able to convert a very unusual format of film.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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This roll was found in an old camera among our mother's things so I couldn't be sure what it contained. There are four frames and three are of her favorite pet. Even so this one is more interesting.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Arg of all the memories in that kitchen., including all the dishes I washed in that sink and the one before it, of her powerful factory foreman arms, and that I used that very same spatula this morning.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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It probably won't be interesting to others, especially as mom's eyes are closed.
    Pam Chapman
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2007 (?)<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken? <br />
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Chinatown, San Francisco, CA<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did - Nicole Barens<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is a view of rooftops in Chinatown with the San Francisco Bay in the distance. You'll notice two Taiwanese flags and a building dated 1920 with a Chinese style pagoda roof and painted balcony typical of the time.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It makes me a little nostalgic for City College's old satellite campuses. They were very run down but full of character. We now have a big, modern multistory building, which definitely facilitates teaching and the learning process, but sometimes I miss the cozy chaos of the old buildings.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No -- I'd completely forgotten I'd taken these photos.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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It makes me remember teaching ESL to packed classes of primarily Chinese students. There was often a sense of barely managed chaos in these classes for reasons I've never quite understood, I could never get a good 50% of the large classes to follow directions. Despite, or maybe because of this, it brings a smile to my face because we usually ended up having fun and I managed to teach something despite the seeming disorder. No matter how many times I taught there and because I am not Chinese, I still always felt a small charge of excitement when entering Chinatown as an instructor -- that small sense of wonder that accompanies traveling to a new culture.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I think perhaps it will inspire some curiosity, where is this? It might also provide that sense of an insider's view that one cannot get from the street in a dense city. It is only when you enter one of the buildings and look out a back window that you are able to see the intimacies of daily life such as rooftop laundry juxtaposed with a more familiar skyline.
    Nicole Barens 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1994<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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New York City<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Billy Tompkins<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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New York City 1990. Shot with a HOLGA<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It reminded me of experimenting with my Holga camera.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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Results with a HOLGA have always been a surprise<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Of working in the Times Square area.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I don't think anyone will like it. Its overexposed and out of focus.
    Billy Tompkins
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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03/2012<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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probably Asheville, NC<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Erin Fussell<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Double exposure on medium format film, probably made on my Holga.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I don't remember these moments but I do remember the experience of deciding to just make images that may or may not turn out. My boyfriend at the time gave me a handful of expired film so I felt really free to mess around and let go of control over how the images turned out. I love how the double exposure works together and the mood the image evokes.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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Not at all. I don't remember these particular images and I didn't take notes to see what my double exposures were. Or at least, if I did, I have no idea where I put them. I did have a sense that it was an intimate roll of film that I had made. I'm super excited to see the work years later. So much mystery and the magic of waiting for development is lost with digital photography.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I'm reminded of that time in my life where I was on my last 2 months of living in Asheville and I'd been there for 8 years. I was about to move back home to Portland, OR to develop my work after college so that I could have a new body of work to apply for an MFA. I didn't know what was next for me or my art practice. This was a moment where I was experimenting with my body and the landscape in such an intuitive way. Reminds me of how I want to work that way now instead of getting too stuck in conceptual ideas around the work. Just go and make and see what happens. Play more.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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The image opens up a lot of questions of what exactly we're looking at and I hope that it evokes a bit of mystery and a sense of mood that the viewer will impose on it.
    Erin Fussell
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2016<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Backyard of our House<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Me<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Thafer and his dad.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Sad. Soft. Like I've lost my way. It makes me think about my dad and how complicated that relationship is and how precarious everything is.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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Unsure, I remembered what was happening that day but I'm sad all of the photos seem soft and a out of focus. My father is getting older and I would like a decent of photo of him.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I scribbled a note on the roll of film so that I would remember taking the photos. Thafer was using the porch railing to lean into my father's back. I remember Thafer being all over him, he loves his dad in a way that's heartbreaking.
    Gabriela Margarita De Jesus
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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June 2015<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Guerrero, Mexico<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Me<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Protesters burning voting materials during a boycott of the state elections in Tixtla, Guerrero, Mexico. The year before, 43 students from a college in this town were kidnapped and disappeared by police, and they still hadn’t been found.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It’s painful. It reminds me of the torment of the missing students’ friends and families, who still have no answers. And a feeling of lost hope — the case caused such huge protests against corruption and the Drug War that change seemed possible, but the violence has only gotten worse. 2017 was Mexico’s deadliest year on record.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I remember kneeling in front of the fire to make this picture. It looks just the way I imagined it, but I'd given up on ever seeing it. At the time I was doing a project on the missing students, and when I developed the film, all the rolls were accounted for but this one. I looked for it everywhere and thought it had been lost.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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The tense days before the elections, rumors circulating that the army was going to repress the protests. In the end a young man was shot in a nearby town. His funeral is burned in my memory. But this picture is personal for me now in a way I didn’t expect. My future husband, a Mexican photographer, is just outside the frame. This was where we first met. Months later we became friends, and a year after this was taken he flew to New York to tell me how he felt.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I think some people will be drawn to the image because you can sense the unrest behind it. For those who have some connection to or knowledge of Mexico, it might stir up deeper emotions about the trauma its people are facing.
    Emily K Pederson
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2015<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Carlsbad, California<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Aaron Lindquist<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I remember taking a trip down to Carlsbad with my wife and having a beautiful day together.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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Yes.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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All the times we go on explorations together.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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With joy.
    Aaron Lindquist
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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circa 2010<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Los Angeles<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Michael Barr<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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The skate ramp behind Brooklyn Projects. (skater unknown)<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Nostalgic. I miss the people I knew back then.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No. I had no idea what was on that roll of film.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Very good ones.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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With a quick glance and swipe up.
    Michael Barr 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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Circa 2010<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Los Angeles<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Michael Barr<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Skateboarder Ricky Bobby.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Nostalgic for a time that seems too far in the past.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No. Not at all. I completely forgot about taking any of these. I had just made a major move to shooting digital and rarely shot with my f4 at that time. I think I'm going to pull it out and dust it off. I need to shoot film again.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Very good ones. I had a lot of fun with that group and have since lost touch. I hope they're well.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Not sure. Then again I'm never sure. How I react to an image is always so different from anyone else. We all come at a singular image from very unique perspectives which allows the image to be seen in an infinite number of ways.
    Michael Barr 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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December 2015<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Centerville, Massachusetts at my father's house<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Rachael Crossley<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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This is a photo abstraction of my father's living room on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. My eye was drawn to this subject because of the natural light in my fathers house that I adore so much and love to bask in on his living room couch. This photo captures the sun light that creates sharp reflections off his glass coffee table and the really beautiful cast shadows on the drapes and walls.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It makes me remember the love and appreciation I have for my father and respect his role as my care-giver during my childhood. Thanks dad for putting a roof over my head and comforting me throughout my life.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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No! I forgot that I was marveling at the corners of my fathers house that are so beautifully lit up during the day time by a big bay window in his living room and the antiques on his mantel that bounce light beautifully throughout the room.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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It brings back memories of living with my father when I was younger. It makes me think of him and appreciate his home and the stability he has provided for me.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I think others may be confused at what they are looking at first because of the way I have abstractly composed the photograph and the space. But that is why I chose the photo because one must look more deeply into the image and search more intimately for the discovery of what is captured. Take a second or third glance at the image to make out what it is or use your imagination to create your own interpretation of the domestic forms. I appreciate an intimate response to my photography.
    Rachael Crossley
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1998 or 1999<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Santa Cruz, CA<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Gabriel Berent<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Monterey Bay from a boat.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I think of being a long lost adventurer about to set sail into the great beyond. I think the aging of the film has created a unique effect to the color and depth of field.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I was hoping to find images of my dad who passed away in 2007. It wasn't what I expected to see.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Being free without a care in the world. Gives me a sense of wanderlust that I had at the time.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Hopefully it will help them set sail on their adventures.
    Gabriel Berent 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1998 or 1999<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Santa Cruz<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Gabriel Berent<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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We are looking at reflection of the boats in the harbor.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It makes me feel calm and nostalgic for the the past.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I was hoping to see photos of my dad who passed in 2007. It was surprising to see the other images of old girlfriend and friends.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Brings back the simple times before having kids and no direction known.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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No idea.
    Gabriel Berent 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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2012<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Chilean Desert<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Three mysterious people wandering the vast and deserted northern Chilean landscape.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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The feeling you get often in the Chilean country side of being very far away and extracted from the rest of the world.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on those rolls<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Good ones of traveling on the open road<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Thats up to them, hard to say... Everyone reacts differently.
    Ian O'connor 1
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1998<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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backyard of my apartment building on Thompson St. in Soho<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I took the photo<br />
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4. What are we looking at here? <br />
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This is an attempt at a self-portrait. I had these braids put in, actually extensions to my hair, in Haiti. Took about 14 hours and two days. I'm trying to take my own picture with my DSLR, against the wall in the back of my building.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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I'm happy to see a photo of those me with that monumental effort of my hair. Such a long time a go. About 20 years.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I sent in a number of random, undeveloped rolls, so each frame was a great surprise as to what would be revealed.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I remember having my hair braided in Haiti--both days..., having my hair like this in New York, and how happy I was when I had the extensions taken out.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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It's a surprise for those who never saw it, and a memory for those who remember.
    Tequila Minsky 4
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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August 2001<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Yosemite Valley<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Jenni (wife) & Ryan (son)<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Posing for a photo at Yosemite Falls<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Not old<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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not really<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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great trip to a National Park<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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vacation memories
    David Burnham 02
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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End of August, 2011<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Top of Mount Timpanogos, Utah<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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I did!<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Three mountains goats grazing on wild flowers and grass at the top of Timp. The cliff in the background was created by a glacier moving down the mountainside.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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Homesick. Growing up, I felt this mountain was an integral part of my internal and external landscape. Timpanogos watched over me as I climbed the cherry tree in our backyard, as I fought with boys who didn't let me play soccer with them, as I hiked with my highschool friends, as I snowboarded down her slopes. Seeing this picture makes me very very sad I live so far away from this mountain, and thankful that I did live in her shadow for my childhood.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea what was on this roll. In retrospect I'm not surprised I took this photo because I have other developed rolls from this 3-day hike.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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Seeing this photo reminds me of the little tin shack we slept in the night before this was taken. It was reasonably warm inside and we slept well, until around 5 in the morning when a sound like thunder and a million pots and pans being dropped at the same time startled us awake. We could see through the doorway that the sun was emerging and the sky was clear, so no thunder. Outside the shack we found half a dozen mountain goats running over a corrugated metal sheet from the shack. The goats were unfazed by us for the entirety of our stay on the mountain.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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I hope people think of how many beautiful places there are just outside the reach of human control.
    Sofia Adams 1
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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1987/88<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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nicaragua<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
	<br />
tequila minsky<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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I believe this is Nicaragua, one of three trips I took in 1987/88-- a festival in a rural area...<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
	<br />
As I still take images of cultural activities in the countryside of less documented regions, I don't feel old, only I wish I could remember exactly where I took this image...<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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This was part of a roll of this rural festival which also included a number of greasy pole shots (I had to make a choice, which to send, but would be happy to send my favorite of the greasy pole.. obviously a contest of who can climb the greasy pole). This photograph of a dance exhibition was taken in an area somewhat remote and makes its celebratory essence so meaningful and evocative.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I love the reminder of these travels even if I don't exactly remember where I took this photo. I took three trips to Nicaragua in the late 80s. One traveling around the country, the other two to a remoted region on the Atlantic Coast, which included a couple day stay on a more remote sub-island traveled there by dugout canoe.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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A festival that includes regional dance always is uplifting.
    Tequila Minsky 03
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
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March 2000<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Trinity College-Hartford CT<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
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Tequila Minsky<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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Mama Lola, Vodou Priest/Mambo and I think Nicole Miller, another Vodou Priest/Mambo, at Trinity College during a symposium of KOSANBA- a scholarly association for the study of Haitian Vodou.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
	<br />
I am impressed that these two were part of this presentation (as well as how little I understood at that time.)<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
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I had no idea that this roll--documenting this seminar—was included in the rolls that were my lost/developed film.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I was relatively new with my involvement with Haitian culture, and I went to this seminar for one day. Participants were very generous with my naiveté. Subsequently, I've had more exposure to vodou practices and now understand what I'm looking at in this picture.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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People who know the subjects, or who were at the conference will be delighted to see the subjects of this photo.
    Tequila Minsky 01
  • 1. When was this photo taken?<br />
	<br />
March 2000<br />
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2. Where was this photo taken?<br />
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Trinity College-Hartford CT<br />
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3. Who took this photo?<br />
	<br />
Tequila Minsky<br />
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4. What are we looking at here?<br />
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A folkloric/vodou band performing at a symposium of scholars of vodou-KOSANBA.<br />
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5. How does this old photo make you feel?<br />
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It was such a pleasant surprise to find a roll of documentation of this conference, which I attended only for a day. I'm very interested in who these musicians are, and where are they now.<br />
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6. Is this what you expected to see?<br />
	<br />
This roll was just a delight to find.<br />
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7. What kind of memories does this photo bring back?<br />
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I knew so little of Haitian folk traditions when I attended that conference. Little by little I have gleaned experience and knowledge of some of the practices, but then I was pretty uneducated.<br />
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8. How do you think others will respond to this photo?<br />
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Others will love this photo.
    Tequila Minsky 02
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