"Edge," Angola, Louisiana 4 - 1999

"Edge" (1999), a photograph by Deborah Luster, is a portrait of an unnamed man from Angola, Louisiana. The photograph, taken in a tintype style, captures the subject's intense gaze and weathered features, emphasizing the realities of life in Angola prison. Luster's work often explores themes of identity and social justice through intimate portraits, often executed in a traditional photographic style. The use of tintype, a 19th-century technique, creates a historical and evocative feel, drawing a parallel between past and present injustices.