![While images of a Detroit-in-bits may be photogenic, and tourists are undeniably still drawn to the decay, for the most part our consumption of collapsing buildings is fleeting, disconnected – gratification on the cheap.
[Detroit photographer] Brian Widdis and Romain Blanquart, another Detroit photographer, think there are other tales to be told. They characterize images of Detroit without people as “soulless.” Four years ago, they began collaborating on Can’t Forget Motor City, a project to focus on the people of Detroit, themes of home and family, how people live and relate to their city.
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While images of a Detroit-in-bits may be photogenic, and tourists are undeniably still drawn to the decay, for the most part our consumption of collapsing buildings is fleeting, disconnected – gratification on the cheap.
[Detroit photographer] Brian Widdis and Romain Blanquart, another Detroit photographer, think there are other tales to be told. They characterize images of Detroit without people as “soulless.” Four years ago, they began collaborating on Can’t Forget Motor City, a project to focus on the people of Detroit, themes of home and family, how people live and relate to their city.
(via Photos of Detroit Need to Move Beyond Ruin Porn | Raw File | Wired.com)
