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    Danish Photographer Jacob Holdt spent 5 years exploring the states. This is a set of photos he took during this time. Very interesting photos and a stark and powerful sets. The link leads to the story and to see the photos just click photo gallery. 20 very powerful and interesting photos.

    From Spiegel: "He was looking for adventure. But when the young Dane Jacob Holdt arrived in the US in the 1970s, he found a country deeply divided -- and spent the next five years photographing that divergence. His photos, now on display in Braunschweig, show a haunting America"

    Caution May Contain Images That May Offend, why I do not know but people are a funny lot.
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    Love the photo of the little old lady dressed in blue and holding a hand gun.

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    Good find, thanks for sharing.

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    some very powerful images here! thanks for sharing
    Feel free to make comments on any of my shots

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