New York Times' Ruth Fremson followed John Cornelius Foley as he made the transition from his plywood box home into an apartment. This is an example of how we can find stories anywhere.
After the last class (when we talked about pictures being all in focus vs only the subject in focus), I find that I notice this more. I liked comparing page 6 with page 2 and 3: photograph 6 has out of focus cups in the foreground and Foley through a mirror sitting at a table--page 2 and 3 show his entire plywood home. Although it's obvious that an apartment is very different from a plywood box, it puts it more into perspective.
I would have liked if there had been a way to see him in his plywood home or his size relative to it. She shows him standing outside of it in page 1, but her angle exagerates his size relative to the box. We never get a clear image of exactly how uncomfortable his living conditions are.
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