Magnum Editions: An officer removes his ankle revolver, New York City, 1979 Abstract

Magnum Editions: An officer removes his ankle revolver, New York City, 1979 AbstractLeonard Freeds photograph depicts a New York police officer seated in a gym, his ankle revolver still strapped in place. The close framing on the weapon juxtaposed with the setting of exercise and routine reminds us that the realities of danger and preparedness extended far beyond the street. Part of Freeds seminal project Police Work (197279), the image reflects his interest in the psychological burden of policing during a turbulent decade marked by

Webb began his career as a photographer in the 1970s

mingling with crowds of wildly excited children

Dave Holland (bass)

and original art works from women in refuge

flat-capped mill workers

and expressions ranging from focused to impatient

in a parking lot by a New Mexico highway

I was interested in people

While traveling for the coffee business between 1924–28

and the project was published as a photobook in 1968

they arrived in Oakland

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