Photography beyond the ‘poetic inconsequence’ of ruin porn
Dave Jordano was a student of photography at the College for Creative Studies in the early 1970s. Following the example of his photography heroes — Walker Evans, Robert Frank and others — he set out back then to photograph his city.
He came recently back to “re-photograph” the city. The result is an overall picture of Detroit that connects decades 40 years apart.
Take a look at the entire piece here.
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