At Narratively, Ben Fractenberg has a photo essay about torn posters in the subway, a kind of “underground” art.
He writes, “As a full-time reporter and photographer in New York City, I spend a lot of time taking the subway. While running from place to place, the eroded subway posters lining the walls of stations started to catch my eye. Many looked like abstract paintings, the textures and colors and lines almost perfectly placed. I started to photograph ones that stood out to me, and as I traveled the city as a general assignment reporter for DNAInfo.com New York, I captured them for more than a year.”
In the torn posters, Fractenberg sees Jackson Pollocks, Mark Rothkos, and threatening smoke. Reminds me of my three-year-old grandson, who likes to point out clouds that look like dragons.
More great photos at Narratively.
(Narratively says: “Each week, we explore a different theme and publish a series of stories—just one a day—told in the most appropriate medium for each piece. … Every story gets the space and time it needs to have an impact—an approach we call ‘slow storytelling’ or ‘slow journalism.’ ” The site was named one of TIME’s “50 Best Websites of 2013.“)
Photo: Ben Fractenberg
Someone is trying to send a message. Are you tuned in?
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When I was young, I used to “tune” in to found messages. They seemed to offer guidance. I suppose my intuition just put together whatever I needed to tell myself…
I really like the yes, no, yes, no photo. Pretty much the summary of certain eras in my life.
I have been making a point of slowing down, maybe taking a picture, when I see something that looks like art in the world around me. This morning it was a frost-edge leaf and twig that I photographed as the train pulled in to my station.
You’re reminding me it’s time to get back outside with my camera!