The photographer William Klein has a great photo of kids playing with guns. It is a vivacious picture, and Roland Barthes comments on it in
Camera Lucida.
I always think of Klein whenever I see kids playing with guns. But it is a stumbling block, because he has done it so well. Is it worth for me to even try?
Well, I ran into some kids playing with guns at a festival and couldn't resist...
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
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