I’m one of those Americans »
A garage sale is the sale of miscellaneous household goods, often held in the garage or front yard of someone’s house.
“My good friend David McGowan has been working on a very personal photo essay since last summer. He’s been documenting garage sale culture in West Michigan as the economy continues to decline and people reevaluate what they truly need and what has to be sold. What’s surprising is that as bad as things seemed only six months ago, the bad news has only gotten worse and there isn’t a whole lot of hope that things will improve. At least not for a while. People like to say that when the country gets a cold, Michigan gets pneumonia, and that certainly holds true these days. Things are bad in the rest of the country and even worse in Michigan.
I’m One Of Those Americans is respectful and honest and taps into our collective anxiety and resignation. What’s unnerving is that in this story, I fear we’re only at Chapter One and that the rest of the story is going to get a whole lot darker.”
Brian Widdis
Detroit, MI
This essay was mentored by David Alan Harvey and featured on
Burn Magazine. It was an official selection for the top 200 of the
Emerging Photographer’s Fund.
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This series falls somewhere between a portraiture and a modeling session, with kind of a loose adherence to the theme. It is a good example of how I like to approach portraiture.
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The Michigan Militia’s Tax Blast Tea Party »
This is the beginning of an essay that documents the Tea Party movement. It takes a look at folks who normally aren’t that politically motivated, as they work on their protesting chops and find their voice. I shot this series back in April, seeking the the most inflammatory Tea Party I could find… it turned out to be just a pleasant day on the range.
The Tea Party essay will be an ongoing study as long as there is wasteful government spending, over taxation, and folks there to protest it. Essentially it’s a life long American project.