Huntington Beach
Deanna Templeton
American, born 1969
Ed Templeton
American, born 1972
2015
A gelatin silver print street photograph by Ed Templeton that captures a candid exchange between a seated woman and a boy, aiming to reveal the ordinary intimacy of everyday life in Huntington Beach.
What strikes you is the immediate, unposed intimacy—the woman's animated gesture, her phone tucked into her bra, and the boy leaning in—presented in stark tonal contrasts and a tightly cropped frame.
The image places Templeton within a documentary tradition that applies a skate- and street-culture sensibility to elevate overlooked, vernacular American moments and challenge who is seen in photography.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Approx. 8 1/4 × 12 1/8" (21 × 30.8 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Christopher McCall
Accession
453.2021.43
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