On Sunday, I was lucky to attend a photography workshop at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, New York, led by Brenda Ann Kenneally who is an award winning photographer. As stated on her webiste, "her long-term projects are intimate portraits of social issues that intersect where the personal is political." In 2005, she began a project called Upstate Girls in Troy. As she describes it, the project follows seven women for now seven years "as their escape routes out of generational poverty have lead to further entrapments documenting early teen pregnancy."
Here are some of the photos that I took as we walked around a few blocks of Troy, the former home of Uncle Sam, as well as textile and iron industries employing thousands. A short history of Troy is available here. The photos below speak for themselves.
For humor, see my Good Things about Unemployment.
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I wonder if you get a parking ticket
if you block that fire hydrant
Thanks for sharing your day of photography
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Great photos Sheba!!
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The photos remind me of one area I attended high school in the 70's, sad how things haven't changed. Thank you for the photos, it seems to just keep spreading, I hope things start to change soon.
In Detroit, even before the Great Recession, an urban grave was devouring everything and everyone.
And yet, a city can recover. Pittsburgh today is a magnificent city, leagues beyond its industrial peak.
♥R