Laura Pannack's best photograph: four teenagers on a Black Country wasteland

‘A boy came over the hill with a dog the size of a horse. He said: “If you like dogs, maybe you’ll like my snakes”’The Cracker is a wasteland between two estates near Sandwell & Dudley railway station. I was commissioned by the community arts charity Multistory to do a year-long project anywhere in the Black Country. I decided to photograph the young people who live in nearby Tipton.I’d met these guys a few times on the Cracker. I think it was one of the boys’ haircuts that caught my eye. We started speaking. They looked interesting and were friendly. They had a lot of energy. So we made plans to meet up for a shoot. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/15/my-best-shot-laura-pannack-black-country-wasteland #photography #art_and_design #culture #young_people