Paris Review, and many other journals. He s published eight books of photos. Yet at first one might mistake his pictures for snapshots.
Hank at Dougrey s Hall shows a man and his dog on scaffolding next to a building in Troy with a huge Biden banner. The handmade sign is reminiscent of a castaway on a desert island writing HELP! in giant letters, for a stray airplane to see. Many of us felt this sort of desperation during the last election. The rickety wooden platform emphasizes the precariousness of Hank s plight. (In fact, this platform is a homemade balcony. Hank is an artist who has lived in this house which was once an Irish social club for 25 years.)