Saw this show last night at Howard Yezerski Gallery.
i've known John Goodman, one of the artists shown, for many years. John's work looked immature and a little too easy, sort of a cool kid having fun with a camera.
In fairness to John, the work is from his 20's and is some of his earliest attempts at street documentation.
Jerry Berndt's pictures seemed to record the area with a journalist's eye and while occasionally strong, seemed more suited for a newspaper piece than a gallery show.
Roswell Angier is the artist here.
i was amazed at the clarity and empathy he brought to his subjects.
Each picture was an exquisite document of the life and moment captured. One of the beauties of great photography is its ability to both enshrine and sacrifice its subject to the viewer. i left this show with Mr. Angier's pictures glowing in my mind like fine tough jewels.