Wilbert Jones, Jesus Wristwatch, Angola, Louisiana 19 - 1999

"Wilbert Jones, Jesus Wristwatch, Angola, Louisiana" is a photograph by Deborah Luster, taken between 1997 and 1999. The image depicts a close-up of a man's wrist, wearing a watch with a depiction of Jesus Christ on the face. Luster's work often explores the lives of individuals within Angola State Penitentiary in Louisiana, offering a poignant insight into their daily experiences and the complex realities of incarceration. This photograph, with its intimate focus and symbolic subject matter, invites viewers to consider the intersection of faith, time, and individual identity within the confines of a prison.