Wednesday, November 2, 2016

JOAKIM ESKILDSEN's PHOTOGRAPHS OF AMERICANS PLAIN OUT OF LUCK

DAILY MAIL JOAKIM ESKILDSEN - PHOTOS OF U.S. POOR

EXCERPT:

Could it happen to you? Meet the average Americans forced into poverty by accidents, ill-health or tragic misfortune in searing photo essay exploring the crisis of the country's hidden poor

  • Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen grew up with mythical ideas of 'Coca-cola and American culture'
  • But he found the American dream persisted within the US as well, serving as a dangerous set of ideals
  • He visited poverty-stricken regions of the US for seven months to capture the reality for 45million people
  • He acknowledged his subjects' unique stories and said: 'I had the feeling anybody could fall into hardship'
**** GREAT PHOTOS!  GO TO THE SITE!

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