Manhattan, New York (Central Park)/Do you think that American society is becoming more nihilistic?

It's been a terribly long time since I've posted here but I've been feeling like I reaallly want to get back to working on this project. It's something that's given me so much life and so many good stories since I began the project two summers ago...through moving to LA, looking for a job etc. This blog sadly hasn't been getting very much love from me over the past few months but luckily, this past weekend, I received an awesome email out of the blue from this awesome lady which totally gave me a kick in the butt to get back into this project. I have a few older photos that I haven't gotten around to posting but once those are up...walking talk, meet 2011. I'm back!


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Answer: No, I don’t think so, but I think people are more afraid of getting involved. If someone doesn’t help someone that’s sick, it’s because they don’t want to get sued, but I don’t think it’s an individual fault.

Everyone is kind of wrapped up in their own little thing they’re doing. They are scared to come out of their bubble.

Question: Do you think that the country is headed toward a more socialistic system than we had before? Why do you think so?

DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY/ Do you believe in God? And if not, why?

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Answer: Yes, I totally believe in God because I feel like our human brain cannot comprehend the infinite. I don’t think it’s arrogant if you’re agnostic, I just don’t think the world would be the way it is now without God. The serendipity, the random violence. We try to anthropomorphize God but it’s beyond our thinking. I think it’s something that gives us hope because I don’t think being human is the most fun thing in the world.

Question: Do you think that American society is becoming more nihilistic--that we are not caring about things that we used to see as sacrosanct? What values do we still care about or is it all out the door? Is everything up to question? Do we care anymore?

Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Where were you born?

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I stumbled upon the Echo Park Farmers' Market and met these women at a booth representing the Echo Park Time Bank.

Answer: (from left to right)
-El Salvador.
-Findlay, Ohio. It's a small town.
-New York City.

I ask what brought each of them to Los Angeles.
-I came here to LA when I was 6, but then we moved to the valley because of the gang violence in the city then, but I came back later because LA's fun. It's a magnet.
-We moved from Ohio to Denver to LA because my mom remarried and my stepfather got a job with the LA Philharmonic as a violinist. This was back in '81.
-I always wanted to come to LA. It was always something my mom would talk about, but we never came, so I always saw it as this place where I would eventually go.

Question: What does community mean to you?