By Tom Lowe
[Editor's Note: We are pleased to inaugurate a new monthly column featuring the photographs of Contributing Editor Tom Lowe.]
These photos from 2006 are from my involvement in the San Francisco Bay Area communities – social, political, and creative – I worked with that year. Basically, I shoot what catches my eye, people who bring passion and commitment to helping their fellows.
This was my first experience with a DSLR camera, most of my earlier work had been 35mm black and white film. I surprised myself in finding that I had a sense of how to use color descriptively. I also surprised myself, when I reviewed the year’s work, to find that the photos that I cared about were primarily portraits, rather than the usual “art photography.”
Some images from the trenches of social change:
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| Health conference, Laney College, Oakland, CA |
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| Immigration demonstration, San Francisco, CA |
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| Sally Hindman and Sylvia (her adopted Rom daughter), San Francisco Housing demonstration |
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| Father Louie Vitale, at the same demonstration |
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| Dancer, World Music Festival, Berkeley, CA (Yes, she has both feet off the stage.) |
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| Vivian and Jas, Alameda County Community Food Bank (The photo behind them is by David Bacon.) |
| Copyright © 2014 by Tom Lowe |
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ReplyDeleteTom, when the column name's phrase, "looking glass" as a metaphor for your camera's LENS, suggested itself (or something suggested it), your inset photo of yourself – involving a literal looking glass – hadn't even occurred to me (unless unconsciouisly). It was a special treat to finally, consciously connect the phrase with your self-portrait.
ReplyDeleteA lot of emotion captured in your pictures---super neat!
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