Nice,
But in all those years none has learnt to smile�

ufffff..... the time

For me the fact that they are looking deadpan at the camera elevates these above the snapshots they would be if they were flashing their choppers.

It may be an "art" thing but I can't recall much smiling in work by the likes of Nan Goldin, Mary Ellen Mark, Alec Soth, Rineke Dijkstra etc.....and personally, I like it that way.

Nice,
But in all those years none has learnt to smile�

I see smiles in a few years, that said just because you aren't smiling doesn't mean you are unhappy, personally I hate fake smiles and don't think we should hide the less good moments in life, these days people smile so much we can't really know if they are being real or not

actually more important than smiles I see trust, pride and friendship in their eyes and body language

I love the fact of him (Nixon) showing up as a shadow on some years, something I would never thought of doing, mainly because I would say its distracting but actually its quite fascinating

thanks for sharing Sue