Thursday July 08, 2004

Photographing While Brown

Seattle photography student Ian Spiers recounts two run-ins he had with Homeland Security while photographing the Ballard Locks for a class assignment. In frustration, Spiers turned to documenting the dozens of other, non-brown tourists who were allowed to photograph the Locks without incident. Photographing tourists taking pictures is, of course, a pastime dear to my heart, but here the effect is powerful, rather than — you know — silly. Spiers will be following his own case and others on his new blog, www.brownequalsterrorist.com.

(via Boing Boing.)