As far as the broader collection, the rest of the work isn’t mugshots, but rather a much broader collection of other found photos. I’m going to do my best to get the project out, but as I said in the post, I probably shouldn’t even have posted these as I’m not even sure how public they want the work to be.

As far as how they got to Paris, your guess is as good as mine, though I imagine these were widely handed out at the time, and they’ve probably made their way all over the place. I love also that the text is handwritten on the back of two of them – I guess, though, that this was common enough, or widely distributed enough, to necessitate actually printing on the back of the cards..

In fact, tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the institution. It is the second oldest prison in Washington.

I’m going to be badgering you for follow ups and delivery of an awesome project to the wider web world!

I wonder how the mugshots got to Paris?

Are we giving ASX a pass because Rickard is part of our community? His use of Facebook is only one step further along the same road than the main site is…

We’ll keep having these discussions until we have a clear and updated copyright act in the US. I suppose it’s too much to hope that it will come soon, though…

http://nearbycafe.com/artandphoto/photocritic/?p=1561

I suppose I was coming to it from the angle of “gee, isn’t it great what’s available on the internet” which is what most internet users come to it on. Which is why it’s good for us to be thinking through this stuff more. Whoops.

Anyways, Facebook is not exactly known for its fidelity to its users privacy settings, nor is it clear what their rights are regarding the images that are published on the site…

Still, though, it must be said that Doug Rickard is providing a valuable service agregating all of this info, and though Facebook may or may not be an appropriate forum for it, finding a way to effectively engage with social media is increasingly part of being on the internet…

Bryan Fornhals of La Pura Vida brought up the issue of ASX publishing photographers galleries on FB last year:

http://lapuravidagallery.com/blog/2009/08/american-suburb-x-copyright-facebook/

and

http://lapuravidagallery.com/blog/2009/08/update-american-suburb-x-copyright-facebook/

I bring this up because I don’t think Doug Rickard has ever answered the question of copyright and usage of the images he posted.

ASX is a very important resource. I appreciate DR’s bravery in stepping out and pushing essays that would otherwise be “lost”. I don’t understand why he has branched on to Facebook with the publication of images, “some authorised and others not”.

It is dangerous territory.

I would post photogs. work on my blog, but not submit it to the FB global-silo. It seems a bit tacky and disrespectful.

Check this rant from Harlan Ellison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE

And yeah, it’s ridiculous what people think is reasonable pay. At least they’re offering some money, though it’s probably less than the cost of gas.

Calling Student Photographers (north beach / telegraph hill)
Date: 2010-02-09, 12:12PM PST
Reply to: job-btbmj-1593423399@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

Local independent ad agency seeking aspiring professional photographer to shoot some of our outdoor ad placements for internal use. Shots need to be digital, hi-re, clear, crisp and per any outlined specs. (eg. whether we’d like during the day; night; people in shot, etc.) Agency will outline details of location of outdoor boards and specific details as appropriate.
Will pay $10 per accepted shot and agency retains all usage rights.
Transportation of some kind required.

This is an ongoing need; but the immediate one is week of 2/9 for 6 placements though we might want multiple of each.

Please send your resume and a sample of your work to the above Craig’s list address.

Thank you!

How cannot that be the starting point of this kind of occupation? I agree that the feeling might stay, but others join, and hopefully prevail. I don’t necessarily expect people to comment, I tend to not step into the occasional comments and prefer to leave the discussion to readers (never needed to moderate, the few times it happened it was carried on properly).
I want people to read what I write, and then go on with their own research and photographic hopping. I want people to write me, share their thoughts, their work, and it’s happening. I want an audience, of course, and it is growing beyond the google traffic.

Remuneration? We’ll see.