Monthly Archives: January 2008

Bruce Davidson photographs people on an eye-to-eye level, portrayingand inducing powerful emotion, while focusing his lens on people in themidst of transition and a search for meaning In all of Davidson’s works, instead of objectifying his subjects –as objects of pity, subjects of curiosity, or specimens for analysis –he humanizes them, portraying them with a sense of vigor and vitality,as we are given insight to their lives, struggles, and desires. In particular, Davidson often documents the human search for meaningamong people who face potentially ruinous social obstacles and economicstrife. This type of documentation is especially evident in East 100th Street, Brooklyn ...