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Still lifes from alleys: why take photographs in alleys? Oscar Wilde gave a partial answer when he wrote: "the only things worth doing are those the world is surprised at.".

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From: PSA Journal
Date: 20040401
Author:Browning, Hugh C.

Another part of the answer comes from my childhood. To avoid the third-grade class bully, I had to go home after school through a series of alleys. The route was not continuous, but rather a disconnected journey: walking down short sections of alleys, passing behind old wooden houses, through dim garages, and across well-manicured backyards. This was my first involvement with alleys and I filed it in my visual memory.

Twenty years later, my first of three short courses on photography opened my eyes to different photographic sensibilities. I had the good fortune to have the ...

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