David Usborne writes in The Independent:
A group of low-paid people in the US—many of them illegal immigrants—were given cameras and photography classes and asked to capture their lives.
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Due out in shops across the United States this week, Unseen America offers highly unusual and often poignant glimpses of the ordinary lives of low-salaried workers in the US, the majority of whom are immigrants and often without legal papers.
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It began when Esther Cohen, the executive director, organised free photography classes for blue-collar workers across the country, many of whom had never taken a picture in their lives. Cameras, donated by supporters, were given to them and they were encouraged to capture images that represented their lives in America…
Read the article at The Independent
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The heirs of Jacob Riis?
A great idea.