Anyway, I took a look at the entire photo essay of thse two French photographers, and I have to say, I’m surprised that there hasn’t been more controversy surrounding this essay (Or maybe there has been? I’m sure you know better than I do). I lived in the Detroit area years ago and I still have family and friends there, and it offends me a little to know that these two photographers, who aren’t from Detroit or even the U.S., are making money off of photographing Detroit’s war wounds like this. It feels…exploitative. I would feel better about the whole thing if on their website, Marchand and Meffre included more information about the history of Detroit and what the city is doing now to revitalize. Or, if a portion of thier proceeds was applied towards Detroit’s revitalization. The two photographers had a few short sentences about Detroit’s history on their website, but frankly, that just didn’t do it for me. I’m sure this issue comes up with all similar photo essays, but I just had to put this out there.

Looking forward to your future posts!