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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Everyday Fieldwork - Watching the bear
Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork, Photography Curtis James Ethnography, Everyday Fieldwork, Photography Curtis James

Everyday Fieldwork - Watching the bear

Near the top of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, nearly 1231 meters high, Grinder the grizzly bear is sitting in the midday sun. He is watched by a group of excitable tourists, clutching iPads, iPhones and other cameras to capture this moment. The tourists stand behind double fences for their protection.

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