Blog’s Blog: Great video(s) of Iowa City resident(‘s photography)
I recently came across a great set of videos on MediaStorm featuring the work of photojournalist and Iowa City resident Danny Wilcox Frazier.
I really connected with a lot of the things he had to say about Iowa in the videos, particularly his “love-hate” relationship with the state. At times, I find myself totally content living in Iowa for the rest of my life, then I take a trip anywhere that isn’t Iowa (excluding Nebraska) and start questioning myself as to why the hell I still live here. I guess that is the easiest way for me to put it.
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Jen 5:22 pm on January 17, 2010 Permalink |
I only watched the first three videos and then I wasn’t able to watch anymore because they were so depressing. Honestly, I feel like the way he’s portraying Iowans is that we’re all a bunch of hicks (most of whom were drunk in the second and third clips). I was hoping some positive things about Iowa would be mentioned, or maybe I would be able to relate to something in the films, but I didn’t connect with anything that was said in the clips that I watched.
Matt 8:25 pm on January 17, 2010 Permalink |
Yeah I didn’t watch any of the other videos yet. I only watched the epilogue with the interview with the photographer.
Jen 5:30 pm on January 18, 2010 Permalink |
I decided to watch the epilogue (part of it) today after reading your comment and it was a lot better than the other videos I watched. It was interesting to hear his perspective on the people he interviewed, and I also looked at the photo exhibit. I really like some of the photos, they have sort of a haunting quality about them.