ERICA MCDONALD - DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER

New York City: the dark light of this nothing

By the 1930s Park Slope was divided by class and ethnicity. The wealthy were along Prospect Park, the Irish working class dominated the upper Slope, the Italians the middle Slope, and the Latino and black families were at the bottom of the Slope. Today, many of the older families, like that of Badin Negron, reside in the lower Slope, regardless of ethnicity.About the portraits: During the summer, relying on natural light, I set up a makeshift outdoor studio with a small backdrop and I returned to the same corner each session.
By the 1930s Park Slope was divided by class and ethnicity. The wealthy were along Prospect Park, the Irish working class dominated the upper Slope, the Italians the middle Slope, and the Latino and black families were at the bottom of the Slope. Today, many of the older families, like that of Badin Negron, reside in the lower Slope, regardless of ethnicity.

About the portraits: During the summer, relying on natural light, I set up a makeshift outdoor studio with a small backdrop and I returned to the same corner each session.