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Collection: Treasure Hunting
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2016

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 05/09/2016 04:04:56 AM
This is an excellent documentary essay which. i enjoyed immensly. Such a fascinating subject - i love these sorts of markets, myself - and you've documented it pefectly. The black and white was a great choice which really focuses each image down to its essentials of person and thing. There are some superb single images amongst the very strong whole essay. I particularly liked the ones with furtive glances to the camera. There's a real atmosphere captured. Thanks. Very enjoyable indeed
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 05/08/2016 10:10:56 PM
I love the subject of your collection, the choice of B&W and the restraint processing.

If you were to publish a booklet you could rearrange them the way you like and size them accordingly. For the purpose of an essay I would first separate them in two collections: one that are vertical so for the portrait orientation I would select # 4, 5, 10, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 29, and 33 (I eliminated some) and the other collection in the landscape orientation. Pictures #7 and 26 could be good for first and last image in this second collection.

Very interesting "cast of characters".

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 05/08/2016 05:18:31 AM
Your choice of b/w reinforces the attention on the human aspects by muting down colorful objects. Nice to see how you hunt the hunters (if you are looking for a sub-theme to cut down the number of images in the essay, then maybe hunt-the-hunters could be it).
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 05/02/2016 11:56:39 AM
Thank you very much Henry for this detailed view.
I relish your approval on subject and quality and I agree about the number of pictures in an essay. You're right: it's hard to sort out... but it's necessary to get a stronger collection.
(Thats why I enjoyed DPL so much - there were my teammates who I could ask about their opinions before submitting)
05/02/2016 11:31:00 AM
A trip to the flea market, where one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. This reminds me of the weekend flea markets around here. As is, refurbished and repurposed items for sale. Time almost stops while observing folks flip through old records or study a table covered in dishes. With your essay you’ve shown the flea markets is as much about people as merchandize. In developed countries we just don’t shop this way anymore. We purchase online and have it delivered to our front door. When something isn’t useful it’s discarded, traded in, or recycled.

Technically your photographs are very good. The only change I’d make is to trim your essay to 16 images or less. What to keep and discard is always a difficult decision. Removing one image can change the entire story. When each image becomes this important you are getting close. I received this same critique a while back and found it very helpful. Thanks for sharing this collection with us.
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