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‘Ruin porn’ – The cliché of abandoned Detroit

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by steve


Photo op/visual metaphor/music video locale/nude model hangout: Detroit’s Michigan Central Station

The state of journalism in the US is a mess; what sells is often put ahead of the real news. Money (desire for/lack of) drives the system. If I want good international reporting, I tend to stick with the BBC. Domestically, it’s more fluff than not.

Here’s Vice magazine’s take on journalists descending on abandoned buildings in Detroit because they’re really good photo ops. Really.

Found via Twitter.com/okayokay

tags: photography, thoughts // 6 comments  . . .   

6 Responses to “‘Ruin porn’ – The cliché of abandoned Detroit”

  1. Rebecca // Sep 20, 2009 at 1:39 am

    I was into photographing urban decay long before it became trendy… but then again, I’m not a photographer for a national magazine looking to boost sales…

  2. greentide // Jan 29, 2011 at 9:09 am

    i’m not a photographer but i’ve always enjoyed photographing architecture–new/old/dilapidated/other. my interest was always from an artistic perspective however, and i wouldn’t try to pass it off as journalism. i agree with your assessment that its little more than ‘fluff.’ that being said–i do enjoy these photographs:)

  3. lh // Jan 29, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    btw: wasn’t trying to be a jerk. I just didn’t take that for journalism to begin with. I was impressed with the architecture though- especially with that first building; I don’t think I’ve ever really seen anything like it.
    Peace, La

  4. steve // Jan 29, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    lh: Didn’t take it that way. Just enjoyed this alternate pov on the whole genre. :)

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