Ernest Reynolds, Angola, Louisiana 1999

"Ernest Reynolds, Angola, Louisiana" is a 1999 photograph by Deborah Luster depicting a man seated in a studio portrait style against a dark background. The image's warm sepia tone, reminiscent of 19th-century tintypes, lends a historical feel to the contemporary subject. The man's pensive expression and the visible tattoos on his arms add layers of personal narrative, prompting viewers to consider themes of identity, incarceration, and the passage of time in Luster's work.