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Interested in participating in a project about middle class debt?

By Meg | January 21, 2008

I was recently contacted by Kelly Shimoda, a photographer based in NYC who is working on a project about middle class debt. Her project sounds very interesting, and I appreciate her efforts to shine more light on this subject. Therefore, I’m sharing her information with you all in case any of you want to participate.

Here is it in Kelly’s own words:

I am a documentary photographer and am doing a project on debt in this country
to try to shed light on the difficulties of living on today’s working and
middle class salaries - as well as to shed light on some of the problems with
the credit card/lending industry. I am looking to connect with middle class
people and families who find it difficult to live without debt - whether they
need the help of credit cards or whether they are in debt from medical bills,
paying for school, etc.

I know from personal experience that debt isn’t always something you want to
share with the world so anyone who participates in the project can remain
anonymous. I am very sensitive to the privacy concerns that people may have
when they talk to me about their debt situations. In fact, my idea is to
photograph things that represent people’s debt - but not necessarily the people
themselves (e.g. groceries, cars, medical bills, school loans, clothes, etc…
anything you have gone into debt to pay for).

As I am based in New York City, I am particularly looking to meet people in the
NYC metro area; although I’d love to hear from you wherever you are. If you
would like to see more of my work to get an idea of my style, you can look at
my website: www.kellyshimoda.com. If you think you might be interested in
participating - or just hearing more about the project - please email me at:
debtphotoproject “at” gmail “dot” com Thanks very much!


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