Verve Photo

"the new breed of documentary photographers". this is a blog that i just recently started following, mostly featuring the work of young, often unknown photographers. the blog always provides biographical info about the photographer and a statement about the photo itself. they feature a new photographer every two or three days so the archive is pretty impressive. i was inspired to post about it now because today they are featuring none other than doug dubois.

Joel Sternfeld

joel sternfeld is known for his large format documentary photos of the u.s. my favorite series of his are "american prospects," in which he explores the irony of human altered landscapes, and "stranger passing," which focuses on social class and stereotypes. he also was very influential in establishing color photography as a respected art medium.


mclean, virginia, 1978 (american prospects)


wet n' wild aquatic theme park, 1980 (american prospects)


a lawyer with laundry, 1988 (stranger passing)


a woman out shopping with her pet rabbit, 1988 (stranger passing)

Even the Most Horrific of Memories Fades with Time

the worst genocides of the 20th century...
(the text is hard to read so i'm retyping it below each image)


China 78 million
1949-1969



Soviet Union 23 million
1932-1939


Germany 6 million
1939-1945


Turkey 2 million
1915-1920


Cambodia 1.7 million
1975-1979


Rwanda 800,000
1994


Kurdistan 600,000
1987-1988


Nanjing, China 300,000
1937-1938


Darfur 300,000
2003-present


Sierra Leone 200,000
1991-2000


Bosnia 100,000
1992-1999


Guatemala 70,000
1982-1983