Everyday Fieldwork - Waiting, lost, tired, somewhere else
Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork, Photography Curtis James Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork, Photography Curtis James

Everyday Fieldwork - Waiting, lost, tired, somewhere else

5 people sit on a bench at Universal Studio's in Florida. The first lady looks into the distance, or maybe she is looking at a friend in the long queue opposite, hoping the wait won't be too long. The second lady stares at the park map, working out where to go next. The man next to her rubs his eyes, maybe in tiredness after days wandering around theme parks full to the brim with Thanksgiving visitors. The second man sits, staring into space, hands together, fingers interwoven, maybe with stress and anxiety. The last lady covers part of her face with her hand and crosses her legs away from the man next to her.

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Everyday Fieldwork - Baseball
Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork Curtis James Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork Curtis James

Everyday Fieldwork - Baseball

 

At baseball field 5 in Central Park NYC, two men wearing caps, shorts and Cooper Classic tee's walk away from the field in conversation. They leave behind them a child and an adult playing baseball. The skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan stand tall behind them, towering over the trees and foliage of the park. The leaves on the ground hint at winter approaching. 

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Everyday Fieldwork - Protecting the void
Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork, Photography Curtis James Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork, Photography Curtis James

Everyday Fieldwork - Protecting the void

The sun is setting on Brighton beach, and hundreds of people have gathered to watch a piece of art unfold before them. A man stands guard, his fluorescent arm band signalling his authority. His job is to stop people walking up the section of beach that isn't roped off. People seem confused as to why they haven't just roped off this section too.

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