2013 Contest

Making Work Visible

City University of New York / Labor Arts

Visual Arts Honorable Mention

Steven Chalmers

Studio Art, Hunter College

Untitled (Joe Wyble)

Untitled (Joe Wyble)

Photograph

Joe Wyble lives and works on his smallholding with his wife, and his sons in the Catskills region of New York State. Traditional farming is in decline. With supermarkets driving down the cost of produce, and the constant threat from the unpredictable climate it is becoming increasingly difficult to earn a living from the land. This story rings true, not only in North America, but in many other parts of the world as well. I have admiration for farmers like Joe, who persevere through adversity to uphold a way of life they know and love.

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