Monthly Archives: August 2016

What Is And What Was

Posted on August 26, 2016 by GLSmyth

In David Campany’s Between the Snapshot and Staged Photography he writes, “A single photograph might be described as narrative if it suggests a situation or scene that extends beyond its spatial and temporal frame.”  Many of the abstracts that were photographed in Braddock fit … Continue reading →

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The Worker

Posted on August 22, 2016 by GLSmyth

There was a time when the steel mill in Braddock was working full force.  This is no longer the case and employment is difficult to find.  There is no question that the city is slowly coming back, but there is no … Continue reading →

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Pears For Sale

Posted on August 15, 2016 by GLSmyth

One other image that stuck in my mind as the water rushed through Ellicott City was a small box of pears in front of Yates. I seriously doubt that this small store made any money selling the items they placed … Continue reading →

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The American Dream

Posted on August 10, 2016 by GLSmyth

Sixteen years ago when my wife and I were looking for a house, our first choice was to find a place in Ellicott City. After looking at fifteen to twenty houses none matched what we were looking for so we … Continue reading →

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Lines and Curves

Posted on August 1, 2016 by GLSmyth

I have started a side project, working on abstracts that were photographed in Braddock. The idea of these images is not to make one try to guess what they are seeing, in pretty much all cases that will not be … Continue reading →

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