Sarah Hoskins

FSA List Revisited

Over the past 15 years I have taught various documentary photography classes. One thing that has remained constant, is my request of students to go out and photograph one thing from RoyStryker's 1936 FSA shooting script. In these challenging times I thought I should take my own assignment . Each week I am going out and photographing one thing from the list.

The images you see here are my favorites from the 52 images I took for a year from the 1936 FSA shooting script. I recently came across a "new" list from the FSA from February 1942. I thought it was time to try something new. See new section below.

"People on and off the job."
   
Week of March 8 2009"People on and off the job."
   
"Attending Church""Returning from church to home."
     
  
"A photographic study of use of leisure time in various income groups."
   
"The effect of the depression in the smaller towns of the United States."
   
"A photographic study of use of leisure time in various income groups."
     
  
"People on and off the job."
   
"Backyards""What do you see out of the kitchen window?"
   
"Looking down the street."
     
  
"Compare headlines regionally.""Rather than not give anything at all, consumers will instead focus on small, thoughtful gifts for the people who mean the most to them this year."
   
"Compare headlines regionally""Retailers adjust to post-recession shoppers."
   
"Looking down the street""Here again, a most interesting set of pictures could be taken, keeping in mind different income groups and different geographical areas."
     
  
"How do people look ? In towns of various sizes-1500, 25,000 to 30,000, 100,000. Consider the same thing from a geographic standpoint."
   
" People on and off the job.""How much different do people look and act when they are on the job than when they are off?" "This would necessitate some very careful camera studies."
   
"Where can people meet?"
     
  
"Where can people meet?"MotelChicago, IL
   
"Compare headlines regionally""America celebrates the 4th of July"Evanston ParadeJuly 4, 2009
   
"Backyards"Racing Pigeons
     
  
"Backyards"Trailer Park