Saturday, January 23, 2010

William Eugene Smith

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  1. What is this photo?

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  2. Here a woman bathes her 15-year-old daughter who suffers from a type of mercury poisoning caused by rapid industrialization in post-War Japan. Light and shadow alone create the severe agony of her infirmity contrasted sharply with the mother’s tender touch and gaze.

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