Right Eye Dominant

Lucy Sante: The World in Fragments

Right Eye Dominant

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Season 6 of the podcast kicks off with a great conversation with legendary NY writer Lucy Sante. We discuss life in the Big Apple in the 70s and 80s, her interest in vernacular and anonymous photography, and the value (or lack thereof) of a formal college degree. Links: Lucy Sante website Lucy Sante Instagram Folk Photography: real photo postcard book Lucy Sante: Evidence essay

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