I was raised in a devout Italian Catholic household in Buffalo, NY, where we express our beliefs in a private way. Communion. Confession. Crucifixes over the bed. That sort of thing.
I've always been fascinated by how people express their religious beliefs in a public way. This is more exemplified in areas such as the South.
I came across this billboard while driving south on Interstate 65 near Upton, Kentucky in October 2007 to do a photo shoot in the town of Cave City for another series I was working on.
This is photograph is part of a series entitled Jesus Is On The Mainline. It was shot with a medium format view camera. Instead of shooting for maximum sharpness and depth of field, I do just the opposite to bring attention to one portion of the scene that I'm shooting.
6 responses
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Aline Smithson said (8 Aug 2008):
This is FANTASTIC....I've got to take a photo of what I have in my kitchen....You rock!
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Olivier Vin gave props (11 Aug 2008):
great shot !
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Philip James Filia gave props (4 Sep 2008):
Ouch. Love this!
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The Areographers gave props (8 Oct 2008):
Stark, nice warning.
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Chicago Love gave props (9 Oct 2008):
Hell Is Real
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Iqvinder Singh gave props (10 Oct 2008):
Love this shot. Great work, Bill!
