Claire Marti's Images of the Slab City Desert Society
Nika Kubiak — April 16, 2009 — Social Good
References: clairemartinphotography & flickr
Claire Martin, with her degree in Social Work, is not just a photographer, but a woman on a mission to change injustice in a life of others. She uses her camera to reveal the truth of living in harsh conditions and to educate people about it. To inspire action, she chooses her subjects carefully.
In order to create this “Reality Album”, Claire became a part of Slab City, California to document “Slabbers” living in poverty with the desire for freedom from the American government.
Her works are thought provoking portraits of reality.
In order to create this “Reality Album”, Claire became a part of Slab City, California to document “Slabbers” living in poverty with the desire for freedom from the American government.
Her works are thought provoking portraits of reality.
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