I see these pics and I don't see poverty - I see beauty, pride and happiness.
Look at the guy lounging with his back to the car or the guy with his back to the tree in [1]. Can you imagine trying to tell them they are being exploited?
Or that the photo of the girl in [2] isn't a stunningly beautiful image?
And once needs to be careful considering poverty and the date these pics were taken. These people look well dressed, and the couple kissing clearly have jobs (see the hard hat hanging up). I had cousins who grew up in the 1980 in conditions that weren't massively different to this and we never considered them poor at all.
Or consider this: Are the pics in [3] of 1980's SF more of less exploitative?
I'm with you. I look at these pictures, and it's kind of intriguing to find the hints of the degree of poverty in there. The people in them dominate the pictures, and they seem well dressed, comfortable, healthy.
The faces are fascinating, there are entire stories in the faces.
Look at the guy lounging with his back to the car or the guy with his back to the tree in [1]. Can you imagine trying to tell them they are being exploited?
Or that the photo of the girl in [2] isn't a stunningly beautiful image?
And once needs to be careful considering poverty and the date these pics were taken. These people look well dressed, and the couple kissing clearly have jobs (see the hard hat hanging up). I had cousins who grew up in the 1980 in conditions that weren't massively different to this and we never considered them poor at all.
Or consider this: Are the pics in [3] of 1980's SF more of less exploitative?
[1] https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bee576fea518043e1164ded4f42ca...
[2] https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/802853306d66c60d2e1dedb8ec2e2...
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/30/public-matters...