Friday
Jan252013

The American Melting Pot

Photographer Chase Jarvis on fellow photographer Danny Goldfield’s project photographing the great diversity of kids in America:

The work is not only a journey into the faces of innocent youth, but a social nod to the massive variety of people who live in the United States – specifically in New York City. Amazingly, Goldfield traveled to photograph kids from 169 countries – with his NYC Metro card. [22 percent of New York City residents are foreign-born as opposed to 13% in the rest of the country].

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The pure resilience, diversity, and beauty of humanity is apparent in every single one of these images.

The American Melting Pot

These pictures are an exceptional celebration of humanity - both technically and as a cultural work.

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