Magnum Poster: Fountain City, Wisconsin, 2002 Fine Prints the scene contrasts the intensity

the scene contrasts the intensity of nature with the subdued presence of built structures

which explores themes of intimacy

they let me photograph them

the absurdity of the image further supported by a second dog on the left sitting in exactly the same pose as the surreal dog-man composite

Magnum Poster: Fountain City, Wisconsin, 2002 Fine Prints the scene contrasts the intensityAlec Soths work is rooted in the American photographic tradition that Walker Evans famously termed documentary style. Concerned with the mythologies and oddities that proliferate Americas disconnected communities, Soth has an instinct for the relationship between narrative and metaphor. His clarity of voice has drawn many comparisons to literature, but he believes photography to be more fragmented; Its more like poetry than writing a novel.