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I Call It America Noir, The Dark Side Of The American Dream
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I Call It America Noir, The Dark Side Of The American Dream

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This is America you won’t see in the travel brochures. These black and white photos are of real people and places that have been around, have taken a few hits, been bashed and battered and bruised… but are still fighting, still looking for the main chance, still hopeful of the American Dream somehow.

It seems the republic is taking a turn to the dark side these days. The majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The voices of freedom are in retreat.

Yet as an artist simply responding to the present moment, one finds among the suffering both beauty and courage. Photography art is my passion. I aim to use light to create a bit of enlightenment in these dark images showing real life.

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    Paul Dagys

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    Paul has been photographing America for more than 40 years, has visited all of the first 48 states, searching for its essence. His work has been published in Life Magazine, and exhibited at several venues in America and England, including Robin Rice photography gallery in New York City.

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    Paul Dagys

    Paul Dagys

    Author, Community member

    Paul has been photographing America for more than 40 years, has visited all of the first 48 states, searching for its essence. His work has been published in Life Magazine, and exhibited at several venues in America and England, including Robin Rice photography gallery in New York City.

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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It seems the republic is seeing some bad days. The majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The voices of freedom are in retreat.". Unemployment is low, you aren't in any major wars, crime is relatively low compared to previous decades and politics has always been f****d up, so I don't get where the pessimism comes from. The whole world is demonstrably better than it's ever been, yet people don't want to see the light. I guess it's just easier to complain.

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    6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It seems the republic is seeing some bad days. The majority of Americans think the country is headed in the wrong direction. The voices of freedom are in retreat.". Unemployment is low, you aren't in any major wars, crime is relatively low compared to previous decades and politics has always been f****d up, so I don't get where the pessimism comes from. The whole world is demonstrably better than it's ever been, yet people don't want to see the light. I guess it's just easier to complain.

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