Anthony S. Karen is a photojournalist and former marine who over the past decade has been documenting the lives and daily routines of members of the Ku Klux Klan. I find this body of work interesting in several different ways. Not only does it shed light on one of the nations and the world's most ominous societies, but it shows a level of determination by the photographer to face unknown perils and be exposed to things that he may not have been ready to see. It also is a niche body of work that not all photographers might have access to, such as myself, and thus places quite a heavy responsibility on the photographer to not only exhibit his subjects properly, but not to show any unintentional bias with his work. Some of the images in the body of work are disturbing in the sense that outside of their ceremonial garb, most of the subjects just look like anyone you walk past on the street everyday, and the work does a good job of making you think deeper about the rituals and beliefs of secret societies.
No comments:
Post a Comment