OBSERVING THE FLAG
Second Edition
By Paul Treacy paultreacy
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Category: Portfolios
Tags: Paul Treacy, visual wit, New York, stars and stripes, American flag, Statue of Liberty, Lady Liberty, street photography, July 4th, Independence Day, 4th of July, photohumorist, photography, photojournalism, satire, irony, wit, geography, USA, Americana, America, flag, etiquette, protocol, patriotism, nationalism, humor, humour, urban, commentary, anthropology, civics, citizenship, respect
Images from the book can be seen at;
http://paultreacy.com/flag.htm
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First and foremost, I'm a street photographer. Much of the work I make on the streets is while I'm on my way to an assignment, or to the grocery store, or to pick up my youngsters from school. All the while I have a camera. I cannot leave home without one. Many of the images in this book were made while undertaking such everyday errands.
Over the years many themes have emerged from my street photography and this project is one of them.
I come from a country where the flag, the Irish tri-color, is, for the most part, treated with upmost respect. Given our troubled history it's no surprise.
When I arrived in New York City, I was immediately taken aback at the ubiquity of the Stars & Stripes. Many of the ways it was flown and otherwise displayed I felt were rather odd. I began to wonder about the extent to which people are aware of the protocol. This project, which I started in 1994, observes both good and bad examples of US flag etiquette.
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PRO WEBSITE http://www.photohumorist.com
Standard Landscape 10x8 inches (25x20 cm) 90 pages
Published: June 12, 2008
