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Erindringsglimt 1947-1977
Jacob Holdt

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Why I’m reading it

I came across the book in a used book store in Aarhus, and remembered the talk I watched with him many years ago when I was in highschool in Denmark. What stood out to me back then, was his rather crazy persinstance in exploring the world at the cost of getting exploited, for the main purpose of experiencing people, places and cultures to “investigate” inequality and polarised political perspectives in the world.  

About 

Jacob Holdt is known for his American Pictures—a work that not only redefined the perception of the underclass in the USA but also became synonymous with Jacob Holdt's own life as a long-bearded provocateur, photographer, and activist. But where does his curiosity come from, his unconditional approach to meeting others, and his philosophy of saying yes to everyone he encounters? What has shaped him?