I Miss Mr. Gibson
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under prison
Mr. Gibson was one of my favorite inmates from this past summer. Mr. Gibson was more than a subject he was and still is my friend. He’d be one of the first guys I’d go greet everyday I’d go to the prison. “Why hello there camera man.” or “Take my picture camera man,” were greetings [...]
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Our prison documentary comes to an end
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under personal, prison
Yesterday marked the last day of our documentary at the prison. I’m not sure what to make of the whole experience as I don’t think my feelings about the project, people, and the place have really settled.
There’s something about the place, but mostly the people that gets in your system. Like they say if you [...]
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The highs and lows of documentary photography
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under documentary, prison
I’m sure every photographer knows this feeling, but today I hate my work. Yesterday I may have liked it, but it doesn’t matter much because today I hate it.
As the summer has progressed I’ve felt like I’ve been riding an emotional elevator when it comes to dealing with our prison project.
Some days I’m proud of [...]
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Recent Work: August 2008
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under personal, prison
Here’s some recent work from the month of August.
August has been spent trying to keep my eye fresh and not burn myself out as I near the end of our prison project. I’ve been blessed in the last few weeks of working at the prison to make some decent strides and am going to miss [...]
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Dying in Prison
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under prison
Words or images can’t capture what I felt today as I watched a man I got to know die right before my eyes in prison. This is the second man I’ve seen pass away since starting this project and just like an inmate hospice worker told me it makes your heart drop to the floor.
I’m [...]
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Our summer adventure begins in prison
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under documentary, me, prison
A lot has changed in the past month for Jenn and I. Mainly the fact that we both decided to forgo our summer internships at great newspapers in Roanoke and Minneapolis to work on a project together as a team.
It wasn’t an easy decision to make and one that I went back and forth on [...]