Gordon Parks' Segregation Photos: 70 Years On Exhibition
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Seventy years ago Gordon Parks published color images of Jim Crow America in Life and changed what photojournalism could be. Not the first to document segregation, but the first to make mainstream audiences sit with it in color, which hits differently than black and white. This exhibition is a solid reminder that the most important photography decisions are editorial, not technical. Worth a look if you're near it.
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