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Oct 14, 2014 · Pictures at an execution: The condemned in art. (Christie's Images/Corbis) A new exhibition aims to humanise condemned prisoners. From the sword to the electric chair, the death penalty has ...
Apr 3, 2017 · Mat Collishaw, 2011. Cornelius Gross. Artist Mat Collishaw’s innovative body of work was a photographic record of the last meals of death row prisoners. Images for “ Last Meal on Death Row ” make great use of chiaroscuro, pools of soft light illuminating the subject whilst the background and surrounding environment is allowed to fall into ...
Mar 17, 2017 · By Seth Ferranti. March 17, 2017, 2:00pm. When HBO was looking for photos to use in The Defiant Ones, a four part documentary series telling the story of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine that premieres ...
May 12, 2021 · These images from San Quentin’s own archives—of anonymous scenes and unknown people, taken by anonymous guards—are replete with bodies, living ones and the outlines of lifeless ones, or ...
THE PHOTOS. Since 1999, thousands of photos have been captured to document the death penalty - spanning a number of states, themes and specific executions. In-depth galleries of highlighted segments can be found below, as well as a list of the categories included in the project.
Death row is where prisoners spend as many as 23 hours a day confined to small, box-like cells, with little slits of glass for windows. After years of waiting, one day they will receive word that an execution date has been set. A cross sits atop of the death house, a separate prison facility where prisoners are brought as the execution date nears.
The project has spanned several decades, many states and executions, a variety of events, and many affected individuals. The following photos are a selection of highlighted images representing some of the various components of the documentary. Tens of thousands of additional images are available, so please inquire if you have a particular need ...
