Back
in the 80's I undertook a project...partly due to my social work
background and partly due to my love of the work Dorothea Lange did
during the depression. Not that anything I did could match her. But I
believe that in all segments of life...joy and pride can be found. I
spent a summer taking pictures in the trailer parks in and around
Richmond, VA. Some say I took my life in my hands...and there were one
or two moments when I had to decline an invitation to "step inside". I
think out of hundreds of negatives...I showed twenty prints. I shoved
them back under the eves in an old portfolio and stumbled upon them last
week. They have deteriorated somewhat, but due to the fact that the
Book of Lurlene seems to be "not writing itself" I decided to share some
of these. This is my favorite...it seemed everyone was looking in a
different direction...except for that little angel...so proud of her
rose dress. I wonder how she is doing today? I pray she is still as
proud and confident as she was in this moment.
