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'My photographs will never be icons' | Interview with photographer Michael von Graffenried

#Steidl #Photography #MichaelVonGraffenried "Our Town“, a photographic portrait of the small city New Bern, North Carolina, with a population of 30,000, conspicuously composed of 55% white and 33% black citizens. It was here in 1710 that Christoph von Graffenried of Bern, Switzerland, first began building houses at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers; the fledgling town took on the name of his home city. Three hundred years later, his descendant and photographer Michael von Graffenried visited the town to take a panoramic portrait of life in America away from the big cities. Taken over a period of 15 years, Michael von Graffenried’s photos are neither overly formal compositions nor fleeting snapshots, but patient images of everyday life showing understanding and no judgment of his subjects: a black church congregation, young white girls at rifle practice; black men exchanging cash on the street, a white couple displaying their collection of firearms with the trophy of the hunt—a great stuffed bear—looking on; a black female stripper performing for a white man. “Our Town” is a both a proud document of a community and an empathetic call for increased integration and understanding at a decisive moment in American history. Get your own copy here: https://steidl.de/Buecher/Our-Town-14... Everything you need to know about Steidl: More Interviews:    / steidlpublishers   Instagram:   / steidlverlag   Twitter:   / steidlverlag   Facebook:   / steidlinternational   TikTok:   / steidl.publishers