Radcliffe’s candid portraits of friends, family, acquaintances, carefully composed and richly printed, seem to meet the definition of documentary photography. ...his images are, in fact, powerful challenges to that definition, as he pushes his use of the photograph as a document. Unlike the cold, objective, observational nature often characteristic of this kind of photography, Radcliffe approaches his subjects with an unavoidable compassion and insight. With his sensitivity towards his subjects, the layer of textures he finds with his camera lens, and the richness of tone he achieves with his skillful printing, his portraits mesmerize us with their depth and world-worn vulnerability and innocence. jackradcliffe.org
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