A Scarecrow

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A Scarecrow

Gilles Peress

He travels through the landscapes, the small towns and counties of the "narrow victories" of 2000 and 2004 to get to a Sarah Palin "barn" rally.

Again he looks for answers in the faces of her supporters.

It's fascinating to see several commenters here who have let their own emotions overwhelm their objectivity. This seemed like a pretty straightforward (and effective) photo essay to me.

Comment posted by Tom (not verified) on January 1st, 2009

Is it normally Magnum's position to set out to mock it's subjects? Classy.

Comment posted by Dub (not verified) on November 28th, 2008

Epic fail.

Comment posted by justin (not verified) on November 18th, 2008

Magnum has lost its way. Terrible pictures, typical of digital cameras with washed out colors and low dynamic range. sensationalistic essays with no substance and too much video and audio footage which overpowers the still images. its sad to see Magnum falling for the same tactics as mainstream media.

Comment posted by PG (not verified) on November 6th, 2008

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Comment posted by Sean (not verified) on November 4th, 2008

It took a few months, but I'm seeing the hate that the libs have for Palin is less about her positions and more about her Christian faith. Thanks for exposing your bias-- "Magnum in Motion"-- yeh, motioned right into my delete folder. BTW- I'm director of photography at a publication with a circulation of several million.

Comment posted by David (not verified) on November 4th, 2008

Indeed, SCARY !!! ps: Great job Gilles, T in NY.

Comment posted by Tanguy (not verified) on November 4th, 2008

A new and riveting direction from the man who created Telex Iran. Though I believe he is an illegal alien from Kenya.

Comment posted by John (not verified) on November 4th, 2008