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Rising costs are hitting the middle class hard with staples such as rice, wheat, corn and milk on the rise. At food banks across the country, donations are slowing down, because, among other things, people who once donated are now in need of food themselves. So, donations are decreasing as the need for their services increases. One food bank official calls it “the perfect storm”.
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Could be a another Bob Dylan or Jack Kerouac riding in those boxcars.
Mike Brodie aka “The Polaroid Kidd” is a somewhat accidental documentary photographer. By photographing his friends, their homes, and lifestyles, Brodie has captured a marginalized segment of the American population. His haunting photos of hobos, punks, and squatters criss-crossing the country in boxcars are reminiscent of Horace Bristol’s Grapes of Wrath era pics that captured migrant workers on their way to California…except now they have facial tattoos.
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