A Beautiful Collection of Graffiti Pictures

Several years ago, I photographed a lot of graffiti. I like to think of it as an act of listening. The writer Brenda Ueland said it's the only way to really love someone. And, graffiti artists need and want to be heard.

So, for a few years, I documented their work and listened to what the graff writers and artists in my community had to say. I learned a lot from all that listening and a lot of graff writers wrote to me. They wrote to me more than anybody else ever has. Among the subjects I photographed were:

• Street and guerrilla art
• Sticker bombs
• Wheat pastes
• Trains
• Cellophane graffiti

I hope you enjoy these posts. What do you hear? By the way, the cellophane graffiti was my favorite. The first and last time I ever saw it was in the park that day.

Also, the more I listened, the more I heard. Everywhere I went for two years, I saw nothing but this special form of street art. When I stopped listening, I stopped seeing it.